> > > ... I'm curious too to know now where there might be other famous > > paintings that feature sundials. > > > I know of two paintings by Holbein and one engraving by Duerer that > contain sundials: > > > Artwork Artist Date Location > > "Melencolia I" Albrecht Duerer 1514 Fogg Museum of Art, > Harvard University > > "Portrait of Hans Holbein 1528 Louvre, Paris > Nicholas Kratzer" > > "The Ambassadors" Hans Holbein 1533 National Gallery, > London
In fact Albrecht Durer has a wonderful woodcut which is an instruction on the technical detail for making of all kinds of sundials, vertical, horizontal, etc. He shows then all on one piece of stone, and how they relate to each other and to the sun. I have this in a book of his woodcuts I bought some years ago. If anybody is interested to know more, I'll be happy to share what I can about the book, which I do not have to hand right now. One of the fascinating things I find about dials is, not only the technical and scientific but also the artistic aspects of their construction. The artistry and craftsmanship in some is quite exquisite. Many mottos also show a philosophical and contemplative vein which is found in few other practical things. Paul Murphy 53* 17' N 06*08' W Horas non numero nisi serenas.
