Artist: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649 – 1712)
Title: The Three Young Men in the Furnace (The Fiery Furnace)
Medium: Antique engraving on laid paper.
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 24 x 28 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
The story of the three men in the fiery furnace, found in the Book of Daniel in the Bible, tells of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, three Jewish youths in Babylon who defied King Nebuchadnezzar by refusing to worship a golden idol. Angered, the king had them bound and thrown into a furnace heated seven times hotter than usual, but they emerged unharmed, walking with a divine fourth figure, described as the “Son of God,” leading the king to praise their God and promote them.
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.