Book Title: Spiegel van het menselyk bedrijf : in kleuren vertoond met honderd verbeeldingen, van ambachten, konsten, hanteeringen en bedryven, met verzen / Jan en Kasper Luiken.

Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712

Image Title: The Glass Blower: A finer matter Lies under the coarse one

Scripture Reference:

• 1 Corinthians 15 (further images / scripture text)

Description: The glass blower, standing with his back to the oven, is in the process of blowing a glass ball. A second worker inspects and cuts off a blown object from the blowpipe; a third worker places wooden logs into the furnace. Bundled supplies of reed are stored on an overhead shelf. 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 1 Corinthians 15:53. Motto: A finer matter / Lies under the coarse one. Poem: Pleasing vessel, crystal glass, / Transparent, as if it were without body: / So shall the essence of the pious, / After it is finally prepared, / Out of the oven of this time and struggle /Appear in the eternal light. (Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker).

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