Pietre Dure Night Clock

1704-1705
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pietre Dure Night Clock
  • Artist: Case and hardstone mosaics by Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, Florence 1652–1725 Florence)
  • Maker: Woodwork by Leonardo van der Vinne (1659–1713)
  • Artist: Bronze figures attributed to Massimiliano Soldani (Italian, Montevarchi 1656–1740 Montevarchi)
  • Maker: Francesco Papillion
  • Date: 1704-1705
  • Culture: Italian, Florence
  • Medium: Ebony, bronze (gilded), semiprecious stones (chalcedony, jasper,
    lapis lazuli, verde d’Arno)
  • Dimensions: 37 3/8 × 24 13/16 × 11 in., 56 lb. (95 × 63 × 28 cm, 25.4 kg)
  • Classification: Horology-Clocks
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts