| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Jan Luyken |
| Published | 1685 |
| Dimensions | Image 286 x 156 mm, Sheet 288 x 162 mm |
| Notes |
Jan Luyken (1649 - 1712) was a painter and etcher who worked in Amsterdam. He was a pupil of Cornelis Decker's. His greatest works were the Martelaersspiege, or Martyr's Mirror, as well as the Het Menselyk Bedryf, or Book of Trades. Luyken's print elucidates parts from the Book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar erects a ninety foot statue on the plains of Dura. A proclamation stated that whenever music is played, the people should fall down and worship it. Anybody that refused would be thrown into a burning furnace. Word reached Nebuchadnezzar that three men by the names of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego would not bow. When the King threatened them with death, the men replied that the God they worshipped would save them from the flames. Nebuchadnezzar was enraged and ordered his soldiers to throw these men in the furnace. Inside the furnace, as shown in Luyken's print, the three men walk about freely and without pain. They are joined by a fourth, the son of god. Nebuchadnezzar then ordered them out of the furnace to find that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. The King praised the men for their bravery and proclaimed that any God who could deliver men from certain death is the only one deserving worship. Condition: Tipped to album page, two vertical creases, light foxing, trimmed within plate. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 28056 |