Jan Luyken Collection (#6)

Woman pilgrims robe looks own footsteps East
Woman in pilgrims robe looks at her own footsteps East, west, t Huys best, pilgrim (s), walking, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687, paper, letterpress printing, h 94 mm × w 74 mm

Woman beholds moon stars wonder firmament Jan Luyken
Woman beholds the moon and stars It is wonder, stars in the firmament, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687, paper, letterpress printing, h 93 mm × w 78 mm

Woman points recovered sheep stable shoulders
Woman points to the recovered sheep that is brought to the stable on the shoulders of a man. The angels rejoice, carrying something on the head or on the shoulders, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687

Woman beholding flame oil lamp Jan Luyken Amsterdam
Woman beholding the flame from an oil lamp, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687, paper, letterpress printing, h 94 mm × w 77 mm

Woman sitting table burning candle hourglass
Woman sitting at a table with a burning candle, hourglass and a skull. The second is better, Vanitas symbols, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1687, paper, letterpress printing

Christ temptation devil wedding Cana Christ van den Duyvel versoght
Christ brought into temptation by the devil and the wedding at Cana Christ is van den Duyvel versoght / Christ changed water in wyn to Cana in Galilee (title on object)

Vienna besieged Turks 1683 Viennese besieged
Vienna besieged by the Turks, 1683 Viennese besieged by the Turks, and dismembered by the King of Poland in the Year 1683 (title on object), Print upper right: fol

Woman pointing heaven Neither far nor wyt But
Woman pointing to heaven Neither far nor wyt, But there you are, firmament, sky, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687, paper, letterpress printing, h 96 mm × w 77 mm

Female pilgrim sees turtledove forest Jan Luyken
Female pilgrim sees a turtledove in the forest. Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687, paper, letterpress printing, h 92 mm × w 77 mm

Man woman looking compass coast I mine Jan Luyken
Man and woman looking at a compass on the coast Each after his, I after mine, compass, coast, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1689, paper, letterpress printing, h 92 mm × w 79 mm

Woman points Death makes figure deathbed drink
Woman points to Death who makes a figure on his deathbed drink a cup empty The eynde carries the burden, deathbed, Death as skeleton, drinking, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687, paper

Woman groping own bosom another breasts Jan Luyken
Woman groping her own bosom For this another, breasts, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687, paper, etching, h 92 mm × w 73 mm

Woman pilgrim robe looks own footsteps East west
Woman in pilgrim robe looks at her own footsteps East, west, t Huys best, pilgrim (s), walking, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687, paper, etching, h 94 mm × w 72 mm

Woman shoots bow arrow Dies shooting arrow archery
Woman shoots with bow and arrow Dies on, shooting with bow and arrow, archery (games of skill), Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1687, paper, letterpress printing, h 95 mm × w 75 mm

Procession Shrove Tuesday torchlight music Print upper right
Procession on Shrove Tuesday with torchlight and music, Print upper right: I. Partie Pag. 463. Shrove Tuesday, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching, h 143 mm × w 169 mm

Alteratie van Amsterdam 26 1578 image Magistraet
Alteratie van Amsterdam, May 26, 1578 The image of how the Magistraet and Geestelykheyt of the city of Amsterdam have been extracted, and the ship was built on May 26

Celebration Houly festival Kabul Print marked upper right
Celebration of the Houly festival in Kabul, Print marked upper right: III. Partie Pag. 173, periodic celebrations, popular feasts, Kabul, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching, h 147 mm × w 80 mm

Handing out holy fire Easter feast Holy Sepulcher
Handing out the holy fire during the Easter feast in the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Print marked at the top right: I. Partie Pag. 592. Easter, candlesticks and candles, e.g

Woman sitting shade under tree Resting easy shadow
Woman sitting in the shade under a tree Resting is easy, shadow of an object, trees, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1687, paper, etching, h 93 mm × w 76 mm

Christ heals sick raising Lazarus Christ throws Duyvelen uyt
Christ heals the sick and the raising of Lazarus Christ throws Duyvelen uyt and heals cripples and blind people / Christ raises Lazarus of the Dead (title on object)

Solemn entry Cairo Print upper right I Partie Pag
Solemn entry to Cairo, Print upper right: I. Partie Pag. 747, triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, entree solennelle, joyeuse entree, Cairo, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching

Burning corpse Brahmin widow plunges flames Marked upper right
Burning the corpse of a Brahmin where the widow plunges into the flames, Marked upper right: III. Partie Pag. 255, body-burning, cremation, widow, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching

Siege Stralsund 1678 Stralsond title object 10
Siege of Stralsund, 1678 Stralsond (title on object), The Siege of Stralsund, 10 and 11 October 1678. After two days of bombing

Abundance hunter Title page Le Mercure hollandois
Abundance and a hunter Title page for: Le Mercure hollandois, dl IX, ca. In the background Death in the form of a skeleton

Woman standing globe surrounded sun moon stars
Woman standing on a globe surrounded by the sun, moon, stars and planets The Hidden Well, Treckt our mind, globe, stars in the firmament, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1687, paper

Resident Agra Print upper right III Partie Pag
Resident of Agra, Print upper right: III. Partie Pag. 107, street, folk costume, regional costume, Agra, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching, h 147 mm × w 81 mm

Ship writer Jean de Thevenot overpowered pirates
Ship of the writer Jean de Thevenot overpowered by pirates, Marked upper right: I. Partie Pag. 710 (handwritten), sailing ship, sailing boat, pirate, corsair, buccaneer, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper

Elderly man offering farmer valuables But tween
Elderly man offering a farmer valuables But one of tween or no old man, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1689, paper, letterpress printing, h 94 mm × w 80 mm

Portuguese Admiral Fereyra Andrade forces parents to kill their infant in a mortar, Marked upper right: II. Partie Pag. 619, violent death, being killed, being mishandled and maltreated

Woman burning bosom looking skyward foot based
Woman with burning bosom looking skyward Her foot is based on a government apple. In the background a deer drinks from a fountain, the Sacred Heart, orb (symbol of sovereignty)

Maaneclips Mosul Print upper right II Partie Pag
Maaneclips at Mosul, Print upper right: II. Partie Pag. 179, eclipse of the moon, Mosul, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching, h 146 mm × w 81 mm

Folk Entertainment Bairam Festival Print upper right
Folk Entertainment at the Bairam Festival, Print on the upper right: I. Partie Pag. 141, public festivities, swing, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching, h 143 mm × w 81 mm

Woman collects fruit unusual picking fruit Jan Luyken
Woman collects fruit Not unusual, picking fruit, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1687, paper, letterpress printing, h 91 mm × w 79 mm

Manufacture sorbet kitchen Rosette Print upper right
Manufacture of sorbet in a kitchen in Rosette, Print upper right: II. Partie Pag. 112, kitchen interior, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching, h 146 mm × w 81 mm

Figures find mummy pyramid printed top right
Figures find a mummy in a pyramid, printed on the top right: I. Partie Pag. 463. pyramid (marking grave), mummy, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching, h 146 mm × w 83 mm

Procession elephants music fireworks occasion
Procession on elephants with music and fireworks on the occasion of the wedding of the daughter of the governor of Suratte, Print marked upper right: III. Partie Pag

View Ephesus Ephesen title object Print top right marked
View of Ephesus Ephesen (title on object), Print top right marked: fol: 139, riding a horse, ass, or mule, rider, horseman, landscape with ruins, sightseeing, Ephesus, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1689

Two travelers horseback study map Title page
Two travelers on horseback study a map Title page for: J. Spon, Voyagie by Italien, Dalmatien, Grieckenland, and the Levant, 1689, en route, traveler under way, studying a map, riding a horse, ass

Interior Turkish bathhouse massages take place
Interior of a Turkish bathhouse where massages take place, Print upper right: I. Partie Pag. 95, public baths, le Bain turc, Jan Luyken, 1689, paper, etching, h 142 mm × w 82 mm

Two men study globe Title page J Ray De worlds
Two men study a globe Title page for: J. Ray, De worlds from its beginning to its end, 1694, globe, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), paper, etching, h 130 mm × w 83 mm

Roman gate Athens Print upper right Pag 140 Tom
Roman gate in Athens, Print upper right: Pag. 140. Tom. II, architecture (Roman art), parts of church exterior and annexes: porch, Athens, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching

Praying man assisted Faith Pray ghy Versoekinge
Praying man assisted by Faith Pray that ghy is not in Versoekinge and Comes (title on object), angels, one person praying, Fides (faith) as Roman personification, Jan Luyken, 1714, paper

Throning King beholds soldiers scatter incense
Throning King beholds soldiers who scatter incense at a statue of Jupiter Yver and Stantvastigheyd of the Kryghs Christians under the ill-fooled deception of Julianus Roomsch Keyser (title on object)

Young lion conversation horse beasts prey predatory animals
Young lion in conversation with a horse, beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion, horse, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, letterpress printing, h 91 mm × w 77 mm

Two images operations grinding help bellows Print marked upper right
Two images of operations by grinding and with the help of a bellows, Print marked upper right: fol. 9, smashing, crushing (industrial processes), bellows, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, etching

Eight tokens VI Print center top right I Pag
Eight tokens, VI, Print center and top right: I - Pag. 449. Tom. I, memorial medal, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching, h 128 mm × w 711 mm

Map Attica Attica title object Print upper right
Map of Attica Attica (title on object), Print upper right: Pag. 79. Tom. II, maps of separate countries or regions, peninsula, Attica, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching

Patriarch Aurangzeb overcomes king Golkonda king
Patriarch Aurangzeb overcomes the king of Golkonda king of Golkonda, the defeated (after the battle), surrender, war, (military) camp with tents, Golkonda, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper

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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.