带发条装置的天体仪

Gerhard Emmoser German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 520

为神圣罗马帝国皇帝鲁道夫二世而造的这个天体仪里有一个机芯,其制作者是皇家钟表匠格哈德·埃莫瑟,他在子午线上署名并注明了制作日期。现在的机芯经历了多次重造,它曾经使天体仪旋转,并带动一个太阳的形象沿黄道带移动。球体顶端有两个针盘,一个指明时刻,一个指明日期。球体上有雕刻精巧的诸星座,下有飞马座为支撑,其制作者是位无名金匠,可能是受雇于维也纳皇家作坊中的一位雕刻师。

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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