Artist: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649 – 1712)
Title: Abraham and Lot Separate
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.
The separation of Abraham and Lot occurred because their flocks and herds grew too large for the land to support, causing conflict between their herdsmen, as detailed in Genesis 13. To prevent further strife, Abraham, as the elder, generously offered Lot the first choice of land; Lot chose the fertile, well-watered Jordan River valley near Sodom, while Abraham stayed in Canaan, settling near Hebron.
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.