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Johannes or Jan Luyken (April 16, 1649 – April 5, 1712) was a Dutch poet, illustrator, and engraver.[1]

Jan Luyken from the Bowyer Bible
Jan Luyken from the Bowyer Bible

Biography


Jan Luiken made the engravings for the popular sailor's bible called Lusthof des Gemoeds, by Jan Philipsz Schabaalje, 1714
Jan Luiken made the engravings for the popular "sailor's bible" called "Lusthof des Gemoeds", by Jan Philipsz Schabaalje, 1714
Jan Luyken's print of the peat boat used as a ruse by the Dutch to gain possession of Breda from the Spanish in 1590
Jan Luyken's print of the peat boat used as a ruse by the Dutch to gain possession of Breda from the Spanish in 1590

He was born and died in Amsterdam, where he learned engraving from his father Kaspar Luyken.[1] He married at 19 and had several children, including renowned engraver Kasparus Luiken.[1] At age 26 Luyken converted to the Mennonite church, which inspired him to write moralistic poetry.[1]


Works


Luyken illustrated the 1685 edition of the Martyrs Mirror with 104 copper etchings. Thirty of these plates survive and were part of The Mirror of the Martyrs exhibit.[2]

He also published Het Menselyk Bedryf ("The Book of Trades") in 1694, which contains numerous engravings of 17th-century trades by Luiken and his son Caspar (Caspaares).


Cultural references


Joris-Karl Huysmans' anti-hero Des Esseintes in À rebours was an admirer of Luyken's engravings and had prints from his Religious Persecutions hung in his boudoir. He described them as "a collection of appalling plates displaying all the tortures which religious fanaticism has invented." Des Esseintes was enthralled not just by Luyken's graphic depictions but his ability to reconstruct times and places in his works.




Notes


  1. Kort verhaal Van het godvruchtig leven En zalig afsterven Van Joannes Luiken (Short story of the religious life and peaceful death of Joannes Luiken) in the DBNL
  2. "The Mirror of the Martyrs". Bethel College. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2007.


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На других языках

[de] Jan Luyken

Jan Luyken, ursprünglich Johannes; ab 1698 nennt er sich Jan – auch Joannes, Joan oder Jean Luyken sowie P.I.L.B.C. und Yan Raiken (* 16. April 1649 in Amsterdam; † 5. April 1712 ebenda) war ein niederländischer Dichter, Grafiker und Illustrator.
- [en] Jan Luyken

[fr] Jan Luyken

Jan Luyken, ou Johannes Luiken (16 avril 1649, Amsterdam - 5 avril 1712, Amsterdam), est un poète, illustrateur, peintre d'histoire et graveur néerlandais (à l’époque Provinces-Unies).

[it] Jan Luyken

Jan Luyken, o Johannes Luiken (Amsterdam, 16 aprile 1649 – Amsterdam, 5 aprile 1712), è stato un poeta, pittore e incisore olandese.

[ru] Лёйкен, Ян

Ян Лёйкен (нидерл. Jan Luyken; 16 апреля 1649, Амстердам — 5 апреля 1712, там же) — голландский иллюстратор, гравёр (мастер офорта) и поэт.


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