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attributed to Juanelo Turriano Spanish
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Title: The Moving Monk
Maker:
attributed to Juanelo Turriano (Spanish, 1500–1585)
Date: ca. 1550
Culture: probably Spanish
Medium:
Hardwood (stained beech or poplar), traces of color enamel, leather,
metals, paint
Dimensions:
Figure: 16 × 5 × 6 in. (40.6 × 12.7 × 15.2 cm)
Robes: 14 1/2 × 8 × 5 in. (36.8 × 20.3 × 12.7 cm)
Key: 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (9.2 × 5.7 × 1 cm)
New Key: 4 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 1/2 in. (10.5 × 3.8 × 1.3 cm)
Tool: 7 3/8 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (18.7 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm)
Rosary: 14 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 3/8 in. (36.2 × 3.5 × 1 cm)
Classifications: Metalwork, Natural Substances, Horology
Credit Line:
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C.
