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Walking man
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The limbs of this figure of a walking man were cast individually and assembled later. It was probably originally intended as part of a clock or an automaton, which would have had a mechanism to move its arms and legs. Such moving objects were prized possessions and found their way to princely Kunstkammern (cabinets of art and curiosities) throughout Europe.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineLopende man. c. 1600. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
