Neat 1700s Jan Luyken Biblical Engraving “Roman Dominance over Judea” Framed COA$2,229.00
Neat 1700s Jan Luyken Biblical Engraving “Roman Dominance over Judea” Framed COA
$2,229.00
Artist: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649 – 1712)
Title: Pompey’s capture of the Temple of Jerusalem
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.
In 63 BCE, Roman General Pompey the Great besieged and captured Jerusalem, ending a civil war between Hasmonean brothers Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II, with Aristobulus’s faction holding the Temple Mount. After a three-month siege where Romans built dams and used siege engines, they breached the walls, slaughtered thousands of Jewish defenders, and Pompey, a profound religious offense, entered the Holy of Holies but found it empty, taking nothing, then ordered the Temple cleansed and rituals restored, marking a significant Roman control over Judea.
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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