So-called Trumpeter Automaton
1582 | Hans Schlottheim
This work by the famous Augsburg clockmaker Hans Schlottheim has the form of a low tower. Inside is the ingenious clockwork for the musical mechanism and the movements of the drummers and trumpeters. You can experience the function and music of the automaton on the tablet computers located by the benches in this room.
This work by the famous Augsburg clockmaker Hans Schlottheim has the form of a low tower. Inside is the ingenious clockwork for the musical mechanism and the movements of the drummers and trumpeters. You can experience the function and music of the automaton on the tablet computers located by the benches in this room.
Artist:
Hans Schlottheim (1544/47 Naumburg/Saale - 1624/25 Augsburg) DNB
Contributor:
Valentin Drausch (?) (1550 - 1600) DNB
Time:
1582
Object Name
Automaton
Culture
Augsburg
Material/technology:
Ebony, palisander, gilded silver, enamel, gilded brass, iron
Dimensions:
H. 33,4 cm, B. 36 cm, T. 23,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 855