The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Torso (The Morhardt Torso)

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

Program information

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Exquisitely constructed, the case of this clock boasts finely detailed marquetry designs and a multitude of functions, including dials that indicate the time in ten of the most important cities in the world.

This clock is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013). See Collections to learn more about this clock.

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock
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Torso (The Morhardt Torso)

Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon)

Founder:: Cast by Alexis Rudier
Date:: probably modeled ca. 1890
Culture:: French
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.); H. with base 17 in. (43.2 cm.)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
Accession Number:: 67.187.48

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 800

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