The Brush Maker
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Brush Maker
Scripture Reference:
- Psalms 51 (further images / scripture text)
Description: The brush maker displays his wares around his open store window. He is in the process of selling a clothes brush to a woman who is trying it out. In the background is a city scene with a canal, bridge, a church and houses. 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 Psalm 51:10, though Luiken quotes Psalm 51:12.
Motto:
May everyone seek
The dirty corner.
Poem:
Tidiness removes dirt and dust,
From the neat garment and furniture;
But the best of all is oft forgotten,
The eternal part, the worthy soul,
Where so much dust fell from sins,
That it is splashed, spattered, and covered with dirt.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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