Art, literature & history
The First Foolish Virgin
1480-1491
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.3 × 8.7 cm (4 7/8 × 3 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1956.904
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Martin Schongauer. The First Foolish Virgin. Martin Schongauer; Art Institute of Chicago; Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Full-frame proportional resize and JPEG compression.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The First Foolish Virgin — Martin Schongauer. 1480-1491.
Medium: Engraving on paper. Dimensions: 12.3 × 8.7 cm (4 7/8 × 3 7/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.