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Bolted Column with Figure Clock and Music Automaton

Egidius Lobenigk1589

Green Vault, Dresden State Art Museums

Green Vault, Dresden State Art Museums
Dresden, Germany

In one work of art, this large ivory column connects three masterful technical accomplishments of the German Late Renaissance. Thanks to automated machine art, a turned artwork of monumental effect was created. But it is at the same time a figural clock that toys with the illusion of liveliness and a music automaton that miraculously produced sound.

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  • Title: Bolted Column with Figure Clock and Music Automaton
  • Creator: Egidius Lobenigk
  • Creator Lifespan: 1595
  • Creator Nationality: German
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date Created: 1589
  • Physical Dimensions: h1170 cm
  • Collection: Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)
  • Additional Artists: Hans Schlottheim (mechanics)
  • Type: sculpture
  • Rights: Grünes Gewölbe, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Photographer: Jürgen Karpinski
  • External Link: https://gruenes-gewoelbe.skd.museum/en/
Green Vault, Dresden State Art Museums

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