Cruciform Sundial
dated 1619 | Monogrammist HD
Measuring Time with the Help of the Sun Despite important new developments in the field of mechanical clockworks, sundials in a wide variety of models remained indispensable in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Most of the sundials on display here bear the signature of Erasmus Habermel, instrument-maker to Emperor Rudolf II. His works combine an artistic design with the most precise craftsmanship, thus making a perfect whole.
Measuring Time with the Help of the Sun Despite important new developments in the field of mechanical clockworks, sundials in a wide variety of models remained indispensable in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Most of the sundials on display here bear the signature of Erasmus Habermel, instrument-maker to Emperor Rudolf II. His works combine an artistic design with the most precise craftsmanship, thus making a perfect whole.
Artist:
Monogrammist HD
Time:
dated 1619
Object Name
Clock; sundial
Culture
Prague
Material/technology:
Gilded copper alloy
Dimensions:
H. 17,8 cm, B. 12,1 cm
Signed
H.D.F.
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 709