The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

A circular bronze medal with a warm golden patina features a low-relief profile of a woman facing our left. She wears a draped head covering falling over her shoulder. To our right, four smaller women in long gowns stand in a row. Near the central figure's chin, the words "THE WISE VIRGINS." are inscribed in small capital letters. The smooth, metallic surface defines the figures through soft contours.

Medal: The Wise Virgins (obverse)

1947

Henry Kreis

(American, 1899–1963)
America
bronze
Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1947.270.a
Location: Not on view
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