Rijksmuseum

Lopende man

Date

c. 1600

Medium

bronze (metal)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

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.

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