The Metropolitan Museum of Art

David Roentgen: Apollo Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Lavishly embellished and expertly crafted, the Apollo clock is one of the best-known pieces of Roentgen furniture.

This clock, from Roentgen-Museum, Neuwied, is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013).

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Ecce Homo

Date:: late 16th–early 17th century
Culture:: German, Augsburg
Medium:: Silver, silver gilt, rosewood.
Dimensions:: Overall (relief only): H. 7 1/2 x W. 6 5/8 in. (19.1 x 16.8 cm); Framed (confirmed): H. 17 3/8 x W. 11 3/4 x D. 1 1/2 in. (44.1 x 29.8 x 3.8 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Ann and George Blumenthal Fund, 1973
Accession Number:: 1973.286