1700s Biblical Jan Luyken Engraving “The Slaughter of the Innocents” Framed COA$2,014.00
1700s Biblical Jan Luyken Engraving “The Slaughter of the Innocents” Framed COA
$2,014.00
Artist: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649 – 1712)
Title: The Slaughter of the Innocents, or Massacre of the Innocents
Medium: Antique engraving on laid paper.
Year: 1747
Publisher: Frans Houtteyn
Reference: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 ; Luyken 1905 / Het Werk van Jan en Caspar Luyken.
Dimensions: Sight size: 12 7/8 x 17 3/8 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 22 x 26 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
The Slaughter of the Innocents, or Massacre of the Innocents, is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew where King Herod the Great ordered the killing of all male infants in Bethlehem, two years old and under, to eliminate the newborn Jesus, whom the Magi had revealed to be the new “King of the Jews”. This tragic event, commemorated in Christianity as the Feast of the Holy Innocents, highlights Herod’s cruelty and the early opposition to Jesus, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.
Jan Luyken (1649–1712) is a well listed artist. He was a prolific Dutch poet, illustrator, and engraver, famous for his detailed, spiritually-focused prints illustrating trades, religious persecution, and mystical themes. after a youthful period of erotic poetry led to a profound conversion to Pietistic Anabaptist Christianity, he became a major figure in Dutch art and literature known for detailed realism.
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