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Cartel clock
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Cartel clock

Jacques Caffieri · c. 1741 · gild; bronze (metal); gilding (material); email

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The renowned artist Caffieri signed the case of this cartel (or wall) clock, just like a painter signs a painting. The asymmetrical Rococo case shows the figure of Diana, goddess of the moon, looking down tenderly upon the sleeping Endymion. They are set in an imaginary framework of rocailles, plants, architectural elements and abstract motifs.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
mechanical clockclockworkmantel clockfurnitureclockkartelklokornaments ~ art
Credit lineCartel clock. c. 1741. Jacques Caffieri. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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