The Glue Maker
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Glue Maker
Scripture Reference:
- Psalms 63 (further images / scripture text)
Description: Under a tree, the glue maker lowers a large wicker hamper into the water with the aid of support rails. On the opposite side of the water, other glue makers are at work and there is a large rack for drying animal hides. 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 63:8 though Luiken cites Psalm 63:9.
Motto:
Attach thy soul
To the eternal good.
Poem:
The slime, yielded from the abyss,
Makes us stick to the earth like glue,
Which sinks heavily in the direction of hell:
It's each one's time to tear loose,
And to approve the adherence to God,
That is an exalted ascension.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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