Public domain
Watch
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The case of this watch is enamelled. The art of painting in enamel was perfected in the 17th century. A white ground was fired first. The next layer – consisting of depictions applied in tiny dots of colour – was then fired separately. Specialists in this complex technique were established in Blois and in Paris. The movement was made later especially for this case.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHorloge. c. 1650 - c. 1660. J. Vrijthoff le Jeune (1646-1730). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
