Diana and the Stag
Object type: Automaton
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Joachim Friess
Artist bio: ca. 1579–1620, master 1610
Artist role: Maker
Date: ca. 1620
Medium: Partially gilded silver, enamel, jewels (case); iron, wood (movement)
Dimensions: wt. (without mechanism) confirmed: 14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in., 5 lb. (37.5 × 24.1 cm, 2250g)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Cupid|Diana|Deer|Dogs|Frogs|Insects|Lizards