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Globo celestial con maquinaria de reloj

1579
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 520
Hecho para Rodolfo II, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, este globo aloja en su interior un mecanismo realizado por el relojero imperial Gerhard Emmoser, quien firmó y fechó el anillo meridiano. El mecanismo, reconstruido casi por completo, originalmente rotaba la esfera celeste y movía una imagen del sol a lo largo de la ruta eclíptica. Un cuadrante en la parte superior del globo indicaba las horas y otro el día del año. La esfera, con sus constelaciones grabadas con gran delicadeza, y el Pegaso que hace las veces de soporte, son obra de un orfebre anónimo, y tal vez de un grabador, ambos empleados en los talleres imperiales de Viena.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Globo celestial con maquinaria de reloj
  • Fecha: 1579
  • Geografía: Austria, Viena
  • Material: Armazón: plata, parcialmente dorada y latón dorado; mecanismo: latón, acero
  • Dimensiones: 27,3 x 20,3 x 19,1 cm, diám. de la esfera 13,8 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Número de inventario: 17.190.636
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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