Artist: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649 – 1712)
Title: The Walls of Jerusalem Are Rebuilt Under Guard
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 22 x 26 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
Jews rebuilt Jerusalem in stages after Babylonian exile, primarily under Persian rule, with Zerubbabel rebuilding the Temple (c. 516 BCE) and later, Nehemiah leading the massive effort to rebuild the city walls (c. 445-442 BCE), uniting people and overcoming opposition to restore the city’s physical and spiritual foundations, as detailed in the biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah.
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.