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 Bleacher: How thou dost boast about thy neatness, Who wearest out the soul’s garment soiled

Scripture Reference:

• Revelation 7 (further images / scripture text)

Description: The bleacher scoops water to wet the linen that women on the bleaching field have spread out. In the background, there is a two-horse cart with more linen. 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 Revelation 7:13-17. Motto: How thou dost boast about thy neatness, / Who wearest out the soul’s garment soiled. Poem: Whenever the linen garment is soiled, / It is made pure white again; /But the inner-garment, that would please God /Lacks water and soap, /And is worn until it stinks, /With blot next to blot, and line next to line. (Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker).

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