The Diamond Cutter
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Diamond Cutter
Scripture Reference:
- Proverbs 8 (further images / scripture text)
Description: A diamond cutter regards a diamond that he has fastened in a pair of tongs; he stands next to a cutting wheel, which is rotated by a woman using a turning wheel. 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 Proverbs 8:11-13.
Motto:
They are little drops from a spring,
That neither ends nor began.
Poem:
Man desires to be beautiful
With diamond or ruby,
So that his wealth would be praised:
It would be better if he truly began
One day to shine like the sun,
That will be a different beauty.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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