The Fisherman
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Fisherman
Scripture Reference:
- Matthew 4 (further images / scripture text)
Description: The fisherman, holding a basket and net, stands on a dune near the beach. Fish are in his basket and on the sand next to him. At the beach, several fishermen pull in a net with fish from the sea. In the background is a village in the dunes. 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 Matthew 4:18-22.
Motto:
All thou, who swim in the world’s streams,
The large fishnet thou canst not escape.
Poem:
Like a fishnet at the beach,
So, Wisdom says, it will also be,
When the hand of the great Fisherman,
Will sort the catch of men;
The good into a heavenly vessel,
And the bad into an ugly hole.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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