The Sail Maker
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Sail Maker
Scripture Reference:
- Psalms 104 (further images / scripture text)
Description: The sail maker sits under a tree while sewing the canvas of a sail spread out on his lap. In the background is a harbor with large sailboats; in the right background there is a building with an anchor suspended from a signpost. 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 104:3.
Motto:
The swift wind,
Catch it where it’s found.
Poem:
The sail stretched on boom and mast,
Sets off across the sea with ship and men:
O Man, unfurl, spread out the sail,
Of the heart’s wishes and desires,
So the Holy Ghost of the Lord doth carry
Thee to the gold coast of all salvation.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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