Jan Luyken Collection (#3)

Man detects window two thieves preparing steal
Man detects through the window two thieves preparing to steal a cow, barn, robber, cow, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, etching, h 88 mm × w 77 mm

Jewish wedding Jewish Wedding title object Numbered top right
Jewish wedding Jewish Wedding (title on object), Numbered top right: 116, kiddushin, Jewish wedding, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1683, paper, etching, h 158 mm × w 181 mm

Pilgrim deprived upper garment Number numbered top right
Pilgrim deprived of his upper garment, Number numbered top right: 303. In the margin a two-line caption with reference to the bible book Mat

Pilgrims look out road worldly temptations Numbered top right
Pilgrims look out on a road with worldly temptations, Numbered top right: 223. In the margin a two-line caption with reference to the bible book Mat. 7:13, pilgrim (s), the Church vs

Verver De Veruwer title object Menselyk Bedryf
Verver De Veruwer (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), dyeing or cloth, handicrafts, craftsman at work, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 139 mm × w 80 mm

Man pointing ladder reaches earth sky rests half done work
Man pointing at a ladder that reaches from the earth to the sky. Who rests with half done work, Fog lights are white and ogemerk, ladder, stairway to heaven, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1689, paper

Solomon throne Title page H Ram Wijksheyds lessons
Solomon on his throne Title page for: H. Ram, Wijksheyds lessons, or Solomon by-a-brought ground rules, 1686, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, paper, etching, h 125 mm × w 64 mm

Jewish circumcision Jewish Besnydenis title object
Jewish circumcision Jewish Besnydenis (title on object), Print numbered top right: 132, berit milah, circumcision, Jewish ceremonies, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1683, paper

Reformation England Title page G Burnet Brief Understanding
Reformation in England Title page for: G. Burnet, Brief Understanding of the History of the Reformation of the Church of England, 1689, Three scenes of the English Reformation superimposed

Rome surrounded Europe Africa Asia Title page
Rome surrounded by Europe, Africa and Asia Title page for: J. Wissenbach, Disputationes ad instituta imperalia, 1700, The personification of the city of Rome sits on an elevation with a scale in her

Statue Pluto Pluto God Rykdoms title object Print upper right
Statue of Pluto Pluto, the God of the Rykdoms (title on object), Print upper right: Pag: 687, (story of) Pluto (Hades), Dis Pater, Orcus, statues, paintings, etc

Christen watches man woman clean floor cleaning
Christen watches as a man and a woman clean the floor, cleaning (the house), Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1687, paper, letterpress printing, h 111 mm × w 64 mm

Figures laboratory Jan Luyken Amsterdam 1683
Figures in a laboratory, laboratory, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1683, paper, etching, h 133 mm × w 82 mm

Book printer Het Menselyk Bedryf series title
Book printer Het Menselyk Bedryf (series title) De Boeckdrucker (title on object), handicrafts, craftsman at work, printer, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 140 mm × w 81 mm

Stonemason title object Menselyk Bedryf series title
Stonemason The Stonemason (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), stone-cutter, stone-sawyer, handicrafts, craftsman at work, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching

Apotheker De Apoteeker title object Menselyk Bedryf
Apotheker De Apoteeker (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), handicrafts, craftsman at work, pharmacist, drug yeast, apothecary, pharmacy, drugstore, dispensing chemist, Jan Luyken

Butcher De Vleeshouwer title object Menselyk Bedryf
Butcher De Vleeshouwer (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), handicrafts, craftsman at work, butcher, slaughterman, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 142 mm × w 80 mm

Watchmaker De Orlosimaaker title object Menselyk Bedryf
Watchmaker De Orlosimaaker (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), handicrafts, craftsman at work, watchmaker, clockmaker, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching

Pilgrims standing front tree paradise snake snakes
Pilgrims are standing in front of a tree in which the paradise snake snakes, Number numbered top right: 293. In the margin a two-line caption with reference to the bible book Sir

Pinmaker De Speldemaaker title object Menselyk Bedryf
Pinmaker De Speldemaaker (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), pin, handicrafts, craftsman at work, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 141 mm × w 81 mm

Needle maker De Naaldemaaker title object Menselyk Bedryf
Needle maker De Naaldemaaker (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), needle, sewing, handicrafts, craftsman at work, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 141 mm × w 81 mm

Shoemaker De Schoen maaker title object Menselyk Bedryf
Shoemaker De Schoen maaker (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), shoe-maker, cobbler, handicrafts, craftsman at work, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching, h 140 mm × w 82 mm

Frame hedgehog Hedgehog title object Print upper right marked
Frame of an hedgehog Hedgehog (title on object), Print on the upper right marked: fol: 108, other mammals: hedgehog, animals (skeleton of an animal), Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam

Sermon Mount Christ Mount Berg Twenty-four scenes
The Sermon on the Mount of Christ on Mount Berg Twenty-four scenes from the New Testament (series title), command these stones to become loaves of bread, temptation of Christ in the wilderness

Christ followers Versification sich selven Twenty-four scenes
Christ and his followers Versification of sich selven Twenty-four scenes from the New Testament (series title), Christ explaining his doctrine, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1681

Portrait Jacobus Koelman doctor philosophy reformed minister
Portrait of Jacobus Koelman, Jacobus Koelman, doctor of philosophy and reformed minister in Sluis, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1679 - 1712, paper, engraving, h 315 mm × w 221 mm

Moses Aaron Title page T Godwin Aaron 1679 biblical context
Moses and Aaron Title page for: T. Godwin, Moses and Aaron, 1679, Moses (not in biblical context), possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law

Joseph sitting table turban lying story Joseph
Joseph sitting at a table on which his turban is lying, story of Joseph (part II), head-gear: turban, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), 1679, paper, letterpress printing, h 111 mm × w 134 mm

Louis XIV horseback spikes globe sword Title page
Louis XIV on horseback spikes a globe on his sword Title page for: Vrankryks state-sigh, faithlessness and cruelty, exhibited in the unjust pretensions and horrible acts of Louis XIV, 1690

Three scholars library Title page W SA wel new dictionary English
Three scholars in a library Title page for: W. Sewel, A new dictionary English and Dutch (...). New dictionary of the English and Low German languages, 1691, study, studiolo, library

Mercury chased Mars Fame Title page European Mercury
Mercury chased by Mars and Fame Title page for: European Mercury, Seventh Piece, First Part: Embracing the First Maiden of the Jaer 1696, Mercury chased by Mars and Fame

Minerva Mercury surrounded children playing Title page
Minerva and Mercury, surrounded by children playing, Title page for: European Mercury, Fourth Piece, First Volume: Embracing the First Maiden of the Jaer 1693, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper

Mercury hands Shipping rolled up card Title page
Mercury hands Shipping a rolled up card Title page for: European Mercury, Eighth Piece, First Part: Covering the ses First Maiden of the Jaer 1698

Mars Mercury hold written paper together Title page
Mars and Mercury hold a written paper together Title page for: European Mercury, Eighth Piece, First Part: Embracing the ses First Maiden of the Jaer 1697

Pieter Pietersz Bekjen preaches eight people
Pieter Pietersz. Bekjen preaches to eight people in a rowing boat on the Amstel, 1568, Pieter Pietersz. Bekjen preaches to eight people standing in a rowing boat on the Amstel, 1568

Mercury points six gentlemen news print Title page
Mercury points six gentlemen to a news print Title page for: European Mercury, Eleventh Piece, First Part: Embracing the ses First Maiden of the Jaer 1700

Mars raised sword front city fired Title page
Mars with raised sword in front of a city fired Title page for: European Mercury, Second Piece, First Part: Covering the Months, January, February and March of the Year 1691

Shipwrecked Cape Good Hope 1693 loss three Ships
Shipwrecked at the Cape of Good Hope, 1693 The loss of three Ships at Cabo de Bonne Esperance (title on object), 1693. Sailors trying to pull shipwrecks ashore on a raft

Emperor Elector horseback battle Three representations
Emperor and Elector on horseback in a battle, Three representations one above the other. Central in the middle: Emperor and Elector on horseback in a battle. Above: Throning frost and princess

Floor plan Battle Countries Print upper right
Floor plan of the Battle of Countries, Print upper right: Fol. 126, maps or separate countries or regions, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, etching, h 170 mm × w 217 mm

Princes Orange William I Maurits Frederik Hendrik
Princes of Orange William I, Maurits, Frederik Hendrik, William II and William III on horseback, riding a horse, ass, or mule, rider, horseman, battle, William I (Prince of Orange)

Floor plans Pinerolo Charleroi Ratzeburg Print top left
Floor plans of Pinerolo, Charleroi and Ratzeburg, Print top left: Pag. 71, maps of cities, Pinerolo, Charleroi, Ratzeburg, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, etching, h 174 mm × w 305 mm

Rome surrounded Europe Africa Asia personification
Rome surrounded by Europe, Africa and Asia, The personification of the city of Rome sits on an elevation with a small statue of Victoria in her hands

Mercury leaning stone Title page European Mercury
Mercury leaning against a stone Title page for: European Mercury, Sesde Piece, First Part: Covering the ses First Maiden of the Jaer 1695, Mercury leaning against a stone with inscription

Room figures tables maths Title page J Coutereels
Room in which figures at tables make maths. Title page for: J. Coutereels, the Konstigh cyffer book, 1690, mathematics, education, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), paper, etching

Floor plan Heidelberg Flat ground City Castle
Floor plan of Heidelberg Flat ground of the City and Castle of Heidelberg (title on object), Print top right marked: Fol: 229, maps of cities, Heidelberg, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, etching

Louis XIV horseback spikes globe sword riding
Louis XIV on horseback spikes a globe on his sword, riding a horse, ass, or mule, rider, horseman, globe, siege, hacking and thrusting weapons: sword, Louis XIV (king of France), Jan Luyken

Sieve maker De Seeve maaker title object Menselyk Bedryf
Sieve maker De Seeve maaker (title on object) The Menselyk Bedryf (series title), kitchen utensils: sieve, handicrafts, craftsman at work, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1694, paper, etching

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Jan Luyken, a renowned Dutch artist and engraver, captured the essence of various historical events and places through his intricate artwork. From the picturesque view of Chios Island in Greece to the detailed sea chart of Cuba and Jamaica's south coast, Luyken's talent brought these locations to life on paper. His skillful depiction of a five-story funeral pyre for a Roman Emperor in Rome evokes both awe and solemnity. In another piece, Roman centurions and legionnaires attentively listen to an inspiring speech, showcasing Luyken's ability to convey emotions through his engravings. Luyken also documented natural disasters such as the devastating earthquake that struck Dubrovnik, Croatia in 1667. Through his artistry, he portrayed not only the destruction caused by this catastrophic event but also its impact on the lives of those affected. Additionally, he depicted religious rituals like sacrifices before the Temple of Jupiter in Rome or a Roman priest offering homage to gods during construction. The coronation ceremony of King William III and Queen Mary II on April 11th, 1689 was immortalized by Luyken's engraving skills. The grandeur and significance of this historic moment were beautifully captured in intricate detail. Luyken's artistic prowess extended beyond historical events; he also created allegorical title-pages for atlases like "El Grande Nuevo Aumentado Atlas de la Mar. " These captivating illustrations served as visual introductions to vast collections of geographical knowledge. In one particularly dramatic scene engraved by Jan Luyken, John and Alexander Ruthven are seen attempting to kidnap or kill James VI of Scotland—an intense moment from history frozen forever on paper. Lastly, Luyken depicted moments from conflicts around the world including sieges such as that which occurred in Nicosia when it fell under Ottoman control. Another significant event recorded by him was the destructive earthquake that shook Port Royal in Jamaica back in 1692.