The Chair Maker
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Chair Maker
Scripture Reference:
- Matthew 11 (further images / scripture text)
Description: A craftsman repairs the seat of a chair while sitting on the floor of his open workshop. On the left, a man carries a bundle of wooden carved chair arms and another man works on a lathe. The Dutch artist and poet Jan Luiken (1649-1712) was responsible for drawing this emblem and for creating the motto and poem that follow. Jan Luiken and/or his son Casper Luiken (1672-1708) were responsible for its etching. The attendant scripture text is Matthew 11:28-29.
Motto:
Even if it were made of gold,
It would break like wood.
Poem:
The chair of softness and rest,
Stands in the eternal house of the Lord,
For those, who, longing for comfort,
Turn with their hearts to God:
However soft the earthly chair might be,
It breaks in the end and is gone.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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