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DiaporamaClock with Astronomical and Calendrical Dials
Baroque
1554- Renaissance
31.0 x 18.0 cm
The Frick Collection
no alternate name found (1946 –)
Discover the abstract art of no alternate name found (b. 1946), a British painter known for his Color Field style & significant contributions to post-war abstraction. Influenced by Wu Kwong Yu, his work is held in major collections worldwide.
The Frick Collection (New York City, United States of America)
Discover art & architecture at The Frick Collection – a Gilded Age mansion showcasing masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt & more. Explore European art in NYC's stunning setting.
The clock completed at the conclusion of an apprentice clockmaker’s long training was called a “masterpiece.” It was only after the guild’s acceptance of this expensive and challenging work that a craftsman could be qualified as a master and thus establish his own shop and sign his work. This clock, the earliest known signed and dated masterpiece, includes several astronomical and calendrical dials to provide time according to various systems. It is surmounted by a figure, possibly Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, technical skill, and invention, identified with the Greek goddess Athena. In her right hand, she holds a church bell, and at her side stands a rooster. Before mechanical clocks were invented, the bell’s toll and the rooster’s morning crow traditionally kept time.Source: Vignon, Charlotte. The Frick Collection Decorative Arts Handbook. New York: The Frick Collection/Scala, 2015.
About this artwork
- Title: Clock with Astronomical and Calendrical Dials
- Artist: no alternate name found
- Year: 1554
- Original dimensions: 31.0 x 18.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: The Frick Collection
- Period: Renaissance
- Corpus context: classical mythology influence , renaissance craftsmanship tradition
- Main color: Phthalo Green
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