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Watch with Scenes of Europa and the Bull and a Satyr and Sleeping Nymph
ca. 1690
gold and enamels
(Baroque Europe )
(Baroque Europe )
In the 1600s watches with painted enamel covers that depicted either religious or well-known amorous stories from antiquity were popular as much for personal ornamentation as for telling time.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
Switzerland, Geneva (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Approx H: 3 × W: 2 1/2 × D: 1 9/16 in. (7.62 × 6.35 × 4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
58.127