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Artists›Jan Luyken

Jan Luyken

Dutch Republic, 1649–1712

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WikidataQ87466

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About

Why this artist matters now

Jan Luyken was a Dutch draughtsman and printmaker whose prolific output combined religious narratives, allegorical subjects, and scenes of daily life executed with meticulous linear precision and tonal subtlety. Working across the late 17th and early 18th centuries, he produced extensive series of finely detailed engravings and drawings that moved fluidly between devotional and secular themes. His technical control and refinement across both media established him as a significant figure in Northern European printmaking of his era.

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (18)

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Plate

1745 · Hard-paste porcelain

Diameter: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plate

1745 · Hard-paste porcelain

Diameter: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Een man waarschuwt kinderen en wijst naar een kerk

1712 · letterpress printing on paper

height: 99 cm, width: 85 cm

Rijksmuseum

Kinderen en engelen

1712 · etching on paper

height: 97 cm, width: 85 cm

Rijksmuseum

Het Kind gaat na Bed

1712 · etching on paper

width: 84 cm, height: 91 cm

Rijksmuseum

Moeder wijst haar kind op een schoolgebouw

1712 · letterpress printing on paper

height: 98 cm, width: 86 cm

Rijksmuseum

Twee studenten op straat

1712 · letterpress printing on paper

height: 97 cm, width: 84 cm

Rijksmuseum

De Roede

1712 · letterpress printing on paper

height: 100 cm, width: 86 cm

Rijksmuseum

Kind roept haar moeder die bezig is met het wassen van vaatwerk

1712 · letterpress printing on paper

width: 62 cm, height: 60 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Triumphal procession to Antwerp

1684 · Etching

Sheet (Trimmed): 6 9/16 × 12 5/16 in. (16.7 × 31.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triumphal procession to Antwerp

1684 · Etching

Sheet (Trimmed): 6 9/16 × 12 5/16 in. (16.7 × 31.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Siege of Fortress

1669 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper

10.4 × 15.1 cm (4 1/8 × 6 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man Preaching to Congregation

1669 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper

12.6 × 15.5 cm (5 × 6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Melchizedek Blessing Abraham

1660 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, with framing line

sheet: 10 11/16 x 14 7/16 in. (27.2 x 36.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Melchizedek Blessing Abraham

1660 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, with framing line

sheet: 10 11/16 x 14 7/16 in. (27.2 x 36.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Battle of the Gods and Giants from Mount Olympus and Mount Othrys

1649 · pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

overall: 10.2 x 13.5 cm (4 x 5 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Allegory of Navigation

1621 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on buff laid paper

6.8 × 18.3 cm (2 11/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Battle Scene

1600 · Pen and black and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper

12.5 × 7.2 cm (4 15/16 × 2 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

18 published of 18 catalogued · 15 with image

Rijksmuseum
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The Met
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Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
Nga
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7 entries · 1 sources

Moeder wijst haar kind op een schoolgebouw
1712 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Twee studenten op straat
1712 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Een man waarschuwt kinderen en wijst naar een kerk
1712 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Kinderen en engelen
1712 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Het Kind gaat na Bed
1712 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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De Roede
1712 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Kind roept haar moeder die bezig is met het wassen van vaatwerk
1712 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Rijksmuseum

Kind roept haar moeder die bezig is met het wassen van vaatwerk (1712)

Rijksmuseum

The Execution by Gunpowder of Hendrik Eemkens in 1562 in Utrecht, design for illustration in T.J. van Bragt, "Het bloedig tooneel, of Martelaers spiegel der doopsgesinde of weereloose christenen (The Mirror of Martyrs), 1685. (1683-1685)

Smithsonian Institution

Juno, Mercury, and the Slain Argus (1650–1700)

Smithsonian Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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