The Silk Winder
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Silk Winder
Scripture Reference:
- Ezekiel 27 (further images / scripture text)
Description: In a large workshop, the silk winder carefully inspects one of the hanks of silk that lie around him. In the background, several women wind silk thread onto large reels. 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 Ezekiel 27:16.
Motto:
One should seek and wear
What pleases God.
Poem:
Even if the outer garment were of satin,
And the under garment of old rags,
It would be shameful for anyone:
He who doesn’t proceed on the path of virtue,
Even though the body glittered with jewels,
His soul is tattered indeed.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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