Cross-Shaped Clock
Urban Hörle (German)
c. 1600
Medium
gilt copper, steel, and rock crystal
Dimensions
6.7 × 4.2 × 1.3 cm
Classification
Jewelry
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of John L. Severance
Accession Number
1929.997
Tags
male
About the Artist
Urban Hörle (German)
**German, Franconia (active ca. 1485–1500)** was an anonymous artist from the Franconian region of northern Bavaria, Germany, renowned for his contributions to late Gothic graphic arts. Little is known of his early life or training, as details about many anonymous masters from this era remain undocumented. Franconia, with its vibrant artistic centers like Nuremberg, fostered a rich tradition of re...