Table Clock in the Form of a Monstrance

Nikolaus Rugendas, the Elder1616

Details

Title: Table Clock in the Form of a Monstrance
Creator: Nikolaus Rugendas, the Elder
Date Created: 1616
Physical Dimensions: 27 5/8 × 11 × 11 in. (70.17 × 27.94 × 27.94 cm)
Type: DECORATIVE ART
External Link: See more at collection.mam.org
Medium: Gilt brass, gilt copper, brass, iron, and bell metal
Art Movement: Baroque, classicism, Mannerist
Depicted Topic: time
Technique Terms: casting, engraving (incising), gilding
Place Made: Augsburg
Physical Attributes: brackets (finish hardware), circles (plane figures), dials, finials, foliation (pattern), friezes (ornamental bands), numbers, patterning, piercing, pyramids (geometric figures), reliefs, vivid yellow
Object Type Terms: table clocks
Material Terms: bell metal, brass (alloy), copper, gilding, gold, iron
Image Source: Milwaukee Art Museum, John R. Glembin
Credit Line: Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Erna Z. Flagg in memory of Richard B. Flagg M2001.102

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more