Antique drawing Paulus and the slave in Philippi by Jan Luyken

Jan Luyken (1649-1712)

Antique drawing | Paulus and the slave in Philippi, ca. 1711, 1 p.

Name: Antique drawing | Paulus and the slave in Philippi, ca. 1711, 1 p.
SKU: K80178
Price: 600.00 EUR
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Drawing representing Paul expelling the spirit of divination from the slave in Philippi.

One of the most interesting and controversial facts in Saint Paul’s Secondary Mission, took place at Philippi in Macedonia where Paul exorcised a demon-possessed slave girl. The story follows after Paul and Silas work on evangelizing and the first converts to Christianity.

“[…] As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour. […]”

The same episode is reproduced in the 1712 edition of the illustrated Old and New Testaments by the Luykens, although the scene takes place on the opposite side, with the woman approaching the apostle from the foreground.

Inscribed on the bottom right corner: hand: X.16.17.

[NL] Paulus drijft de waarzeggende geest uit de dienstmaagd van Philippi. Antieke tekening van Jan Luyken.

SKU: K80178

Drawing on paper, pen and brown ink, total: 133 x 196 mm; mounted on a laid paper with painted frame in gray watercolor; mounted on paper passepartout. In very good condition.

€ 726,00 (€ 600,00 ex. btw)

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