Polyhedral Equatorial Sundial
dated 1604 | Wolfgang Mayr
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:
Wolfgang Mayr (tätig in München um 1600)
Time:
dated 1604
Object Name
Clock; sundial
Culture
Munich
Material/technology:
copper alloy, plated with silver and gold
Dimensions:
H. 25 cm, W. 17 cm. D. 7 cm
Signed
"16. Wollffgang Mayr Faciebat Monachij. 04."
Inscribed
"IHS"; „MORS VLTIMA / LINEA RERUM.“; „SI MANE ME QVAESIE=/ RIS NON SVBSISTAM.“
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 699
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