2,596 CHF
A patinated bronze commemorative medal for the Italian (Cremona) clockmaker and mathematician Giovanni della Torre. Notes The Cremonese Giovanni della Torre (1500 – 1585) known as Juanelo Turriano, he became clockmaker to Carlos V in 1545 at the recommendation of the Marquess del Vasto. Another example of this medal is in the in Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02