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Minerva on a triumphal chariot, Augsburg, c. 1620

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Minerva on a triumphal chariot, Augsburg, c. 1620

Image 1. Minerva on a triumphal chariot, Augsburg, c. 1620

Creator: Achilles Langenbucher (1579 - um 1650). Material: Copper alloy, gold plated; silver, enamel, ebony; Mechanism: iron; Organ pipes: tin. Dimensions: H. 54 cm, L. 58 cm, W. 27 cm.  Source: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer Inv. Nr. 849. Licence: ©KHM-Museumsverband (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Image 2. Automaton clock in the form of Diana on her chariot, Augsburg (?), ca. 1610

Material: Gilt bronze and silver; dials: enamel; case: ebony and gilt bronze; movement: iron and brass. Base: 13.02 x 29.53 x 44.45 cm; 28.89 x 15.56 x 34.61 cm. Source: Yale University Art Gallery, 1951.19.2a-b.
When the mechanism inside the case is wound up, Diana's eyes move, the chariot rolls forward, the two leopards leap, the bird comes forward, and the monkey eats the apple. Once the chariot comes to rest, the goddess shoots her arrow. (Yale University Art Gallery).  Cf. Diana on a centaur.