Himmelsglobus mit Uhrwerk

Gerhard Emmoser German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 520

Der Globus wurde für den Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, Rudolf II., angefertigt und beherbergt ein Uhrwerk des Uhrmachers Gerhard Emmoser, der den Meridianring signiert und datiert hat. Das Uhrwerk, das aufwändig rekonstruiert wurde, ließ ursprünglich die Himmelskugel rotieren und ließ ein Bild der Sonne auf einer ekliptischen Bahn kreisen. Eine Anzeige auf dem Globus zeigte die Uhrzeit an, eine weitere den Tag. Die Kugel, mit ihren exquisit gravierten Konstellationen und dem Pegasusständer, ist die Arbeit eines anonymen Goldschmieds und vielleicht eines Graveurs, die in den kaiserlichen Werkstätten zu Wien beschäftigt waren.

Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna

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Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser (German, active 1556–84), Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna

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