Portrait of Jan shutters; Portrait of Jan Luyken. Portrait of the print maker, painter and poet Jan Luyken. Above the oval with the portrait, a putto holds a laurel wreath. Other putti wear a cross, incense barrel or burning hearts. On the ground is a rich apple where reading children are distracted by a figure with a winged headgear, possibly Mercury. This drops through a magnifying glass sunlight on the scene among him. There are drawing and painting supplies, books and a Bible on the ground. A woman with a book roll in hand points to the portrait. On the Piewasher in a cartouche the birth a
Portrait of Jan shutters; Portrait of Jan Luyken. Portrait of the print maker, painter and poet Jan Luyken. Above the oval with the portrait, a putto holds a laurel wreath. Other putti wear a cross, incense barrel or burning hearts. On the ground is a rich apple where reading children are distracted by a figure with a winged headgear, possibly Mercury. This drops through a magnifying glass sunlight on the scene among him. There are drawing and painting supplies, books and a Bible on the ground. A woman with a book roll in hand points to the portrait. On the Piewasher in a cartouche the birth and death date of Luyken and a predicted diligence in Dutch.
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Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
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