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Turtle Automaton with Neptune as Vintner
1626
Leodegar Grimaldo
Leodegar Grimaldo created amusements that merged natural materials and man-made sculpture. This hybrid was a wedding present from Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, to a courtier in 1631. It would have scuttled across a table to deliver wine to a guest, who was then obliged to empty the cup shaped like a pack on Neptune's back before winding the piece up and setting it on its way toward another guest. |