The Musician
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Musician
Scripture Reference:
- Psalms 33 (further images / scripture text)
Description: A young man plays the lute while tapping the beat with his left foot; next to him, a viola-da-gamba rests against a clavichord where two men are seated. From the open doorway, a dog looks at the plaza containing a fountain decorated with a Neptune like figure. 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 33:1-5.
Motto:
Is the little drop sweet,
Insist on the flood.
Poem:
The rhythm and music of Men,
As lovely as one could ever wish,
Is only a sample of the sound,
That arises from the choir of angels,
Before the eternal Source of hearing,
Where joy never ends.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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