Splendid Jan Luyken 1700s Religious Engraving Shepherds & the Angels FRAMED COA$4,119.00
Splendid Jan Luyken 1700s Religious Engraving Shepherds & the Angels FRAMED COA
$4,119.00
Artist: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649 – 1712)
Title: The Annunciation to the Shepherds
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 24 x 28 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
This piece depicts an angel appearing to a group of shepherds and their flock to announce the birth of Jesus, as described in the Gospel of Luke.
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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