Artist: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649 – 1712)
Title: Jesus Resurrects a Young Man
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.
Jesus raised the son of the widow of Nain, a miracle recorded in Luke 7:11-17, where Jesus, moved by compassion for the grieving mother, stopped the funeral procession, touched the bier, and commanded the dead young man to rise, who then sat up and began to speak, returning him alive to his mother, filling the onlookers with awe and spreading news of Jesus’s power as a great prophet.
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.