Wanawali Welevu (Les vierges sages)

James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York

Wanawake vijana watano wamelala kando kwa kando juu ya benchi la mawe karibu na ukuta uliopambwa kwa mashada ya maua, wamejifunika shela nyeupe zenye pindo nyekundu. Vichwa vyao vimeangukia mabegani na juu ya kila mmoja.

Miguuni pao sakafuni taa ndogo za udongo bado zinawaka, kila moja na mwali mdogo mweupe, kati ya petali zilizotawanyika. Tissot aliifanya hii kuwa ya kwanza ya jozi: wanawali welevu, wakisubiri.

Kutoka maandiko

Wanawali kumi wanachukua taa zao na kwenda kumpokea bwana harusi (Mathayo 25:1)

“wanawali welevu walichukua vyombo vyenye mafuta pamoja na taa zao” (Mathayo 25:4)

“wote walishikwa usingizi na wakalala” (Mathayo 25:5)

Ubunifu wa msanii

Mashada ya maua juu ya benchi na petali sakafuni, kama kwa harusi

Taa ndogo za udongo za eneo hilo

Maelezo ya karibu

Wamelala

Wanawake vijana wamelala wakiegemeana.

Taa

Taa ndogo za udongo zinawaka sakafuni.

Mashada ya maua

Mashada yanayoning'inia yanapamba ukuta.

Kichwa kimeinama

Mmoja amelala uso wake juu ya mkono.

James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.179) · Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper · Brooklyn Museum (Commons file page, «Permission»): "This image was uploaded by the Brooklyn Museum as a content partnership, and is considered to have no known copyright restrictions by the institutions of the Brooklyn Museum." — "No known copyright restrictions".

Aya

Mt 25:1–5Ndipo ufalme wa mbinguni utafananishwa na wanawali kumi waliochukua taa zao na kuondoka kwenda kumpokea bwana harusi. Watano miongoni mwao walikuwa wapumbavu na watano wengine walikuwa werevu. Wanawali wapumbavu walipochukua taa zao, hawakuchukua mafuta yoyote. Bali wanawali welevu walichukua vyombo vyenye mafuta pamoja na taa zao. Sasa wakati bwana harusi amechelewa kufika, wote walishikwa usingizi na wakalala.