The Saddler
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Saddler
Scripture Reference:
- Psalms 20 (further images / scripture text)
Description: The rider stands with his horse and dog in front of a saddlery and examines the saddle shown to him by the saddler. A second saddle lies under the display shelf; several stirrups hang from pegs above the windows. 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 Psalm 20:7 though Luiken quotes Psalm 20:8.
Motto:
Your own animal
Requires control.
Poem:
The powerful, proud, and well-appointed horse
Is nevertheless ridden by the man,
Bridled, saddled, and calmed:
So must the spirit, through high reason,
Tame its wild animal of flesh and blood
For an eternal good.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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