Artist: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649 – 1712)
Title: Christ Feeds the 5,000 (Miracle of the Five Loaves and Two Fish)
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 Feeding of the 5,000 is a famous miracle where Jesus miraculously multiplied five loaves of bread and two small fish to feed a huge crowd, demonstrating His compassion and divine power, with 12 baskets of leftovers, and it’s unique as the only miracle recorded in all four Gospels. The event highlights themes of divine provision, faith, and Jesus as the “Bread of Life,” showing He can meet needs even from seemingly meager resources, with the actual crowd estimated to be much larger than 5,000 when women and children are included.
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.