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 Ruler: Reign over the rebels, Who disturb the heart’s kingdom

Scripture Reference:

• 1 Peter 2 (further images / scripture text)

Description: In a large vaulted courtyard, the king, who wears a Roman-like costume with a crown topped by a cross and carries a scepter, is followed by several underlings and soldiers; a man on horseback and soldiers outside are visible through a vaulted arch. 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 Peter 2:9-17. Motto: Reign over the rebels, /Who disturb the heart’s kingdom. Poem: If a low one during his life /Is raised to royal status, / How this fortunate state would be announced! /Yet this is only a mere trifle /Compared to the salvation, that may happen to everyone, / Who encloses virtue in his heart. (Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker).

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