Vertical Sundial (Wall Sundial)
ca. 1592/95 | Erasmus Habermel
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:
Erasmus Habermel (gest. 1606 Prag) DNB
Time:
ca. 1592/95
Object Name
clock; sundial
Culture
Prague
Material/technology:
Partially gilded copper alloy
Dimensions:
16 cm × 12,8 cm × 4,2 cm
Signed
E. Habermel
Inscribed
"TEMPORA LABVNTVR, TACITISQ SENESCIMVS ANNIS, ET FVGIVNT FRENO NON REMORANTE DIES"
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 769