Automaton with the Triumph of Bacchus
ca. 1602/06 | Hans Schlottheim
The automatons made by Hans Schlottheim are among the most ingenious mechanical devices of their time. The carriage and individual figures move to the music played by an organ works inside. The automaton was probably also used in a drinking game: the billy goat’s head can be removed and used as a cup.
The automatons made by Hans Schlottheim are among the most ingenious mechanical devices of their time. The carriage and individual figures move to the music played by an organ works inside. The automaton was probably also used in a drinking game: the billy goat’s head can be removed and used as a cup.
Artist:
Hans Schlottheim , (Orgelwerk) (1544/47 Naumburg/Saale - 1624/25 Augsburg) DNB
Time:
ca. 1602/06
Object Name
Automaton
Culture
Augsburg
Material/technology:
Gilded and partially painted silver, copper alloy, iron
Dimensions:
H. 43 cm, L. 53 cm, B. ca. 17 cm
Inscribed
gravierte Nummer an der Unterseite des Aufsatzes: 95
Stamp / markings
Augsburger Pyr Seling 2007 BZ 150; MZ Seling 2007 1180
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 959