Jan Luyken 1700s BIBLICAL Engraving “The Devastating Swarm” Gallery Framed COA$3,179.00
Jan Luyken 1700s BIBLICAL Engraving “The Devastating Swarm” Gallery Framed COA
$3,179.00
Artist: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649 – 1712)
Title: Locusts: The Eighth Plague of Egypt
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 Eighth Plague of Locusts, described in Exodus 10 of the Bible, was a devastating swarm sent by God to compel Pharaoh to free the Israelites, causing immense destruction by consuming all remaining crops and vegetation after the hail plague, filling homes, and darkening the land, representing a supernatural judgment against Egypt’s gods and demonstrating God’s sovereignty. Pharaoh repeatedly relented but then hardened his heart, leading to the plague’s removal by a strong west wind, but he still refused to release the people, setting the stage for further plagues.
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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