The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

A circular bronze medal with a warm gold-brown patina features five slender, topless women in Art Deco relief on a tiered rectangular platform. Dressed in long skirts, they are arranged with one sitting and two standing on the left, and another pair on the right. Below, two low-slung animals crouch above an inscription titled THE FOOLISH VIRGINS, concluding with a line by Tennyson. Light glints off the medal's sharp edges and smooth surfaces.

Medal: The Wise Virgins (reverse)

1947

Henry Kreis

(American, 1899–1963)
America
bronze
Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1947.270.b
Location: Not on view
  • {{cite web|title=Medal: The Wise Virgins (reverse)|url=false|author=Henry Kreis|year=1947|access-date=08 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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