The Brick Maker
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Brick Maker
Scripture Reference:
- Exodus 1 (further images / scripture text)
Description: Under a tree, a brick maker forces the kneaded clay into a wooden mold. A helper kneads clay (left) and a barefooted young man picks up lumps of raw clay from the ground (right). The scene is set next to a busy river. 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 Exodus 1:13-14.
Motto:
Divine worship frees us
From the Devil's slavery.
Poem:
As the Israelite in early times
Made brick in servitude,
So man is also born servile:
And toils in the clay of this time:
But everyone who so desires will be
Offered God’s mercy and freedom.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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