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The Invention of Clockwork (Horologia Ferrea)
ca. 1590-160016th century
200 x 270 mm (7.9 x 10.6 in.)
Theodor Galle, Dutch (Flemish), (baptized 1571–buried 1633)
After Stradanus (aka aka Johannes Stradanus), Flemish, (1523–1605)
- clocks - Use for instruments that measure and indicate the passage of time, especially by mechanical means producing a regularly recurring action and indicating, usually by hands or changing numbers, the hours and minutes; not designed to be worn or otherwise carried about on a person. For wearable timepieces, use "watches."
- invention - The quality of original and productive creativity. Use with reference specifically to art theory, especially during the Renaissance, to mean the selection and utilization of subject matter.
- technology
- time
- plate Dimensions: 200 x 270 mm (7.9 x 10.6 in.)
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Theodor Galle, Dutch (Flemish), (baptized 1571–buried 1633) Stradanus (aka aka Johannes Stradanus), Flemish, (1523–1605) . The Invention of Clockwork (Horologia Ferrea), ca. 1590-1600. From New Discoveries and Inventions (Nova Reperta). Engraving. plate : 200 x 270 mm (7.9 x 10.6 in.). DAC accession number 1960.4.5.6. Purchase funds, 1960. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lee) .