About 90 results for ‘Hourglass’
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Hourglass
An hourglass (sandglass, sand timer, sand clock, egg timer) measures the passage of a few minutes or an hour of time. It has two connected vertical glass bulbs allowing a regulated trickle of material from the top to the bottom. Once the top bulb is empty, it can be inverted to begin timing again. The name hourglass comes from historically common hour timing. Factors affecting the time measured include the amount of sand, the bulb size, the neck width, and the sand quality. Alternatives to sand are powdered eggshell and powdered marble (sources disagree on the best material). In modern times, hourglasses are ornamental, or used when an approximate measure suffices, as in egg timers for cooking or for board games.
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VANITE AVEC UNE COURONNE ROYALE
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Book
- Charles I of England
- Crown (headgear)
- Helmet
- Hourglass
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Philippe de Champaigne
VANITE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Hourglass
- Skull
- Still life
- Tulip
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- David Teniers the Younger
DEPART POUR LE SABBAT
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- Artist(s):
- Lavinia Fontana
Portrait d'homme assis feuilletant un livre (dit du sénat...
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Book
- Collar (clothing)
- Hourglass
- Lace
- Magistrate
- Man
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- Date:
- 16th century
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VANITAS
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Book
- Candlestick
- Hourglass
- Recorder
- Skull
- Still life
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- Date:
- 17th century
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LA RELIGION ET LES VERTUS THEOLOGALES ; ESTHER ET ASSUERU...
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Bed
- Bottle
- Bow and arrow
- Chandelier
- Chastity
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Michelangelo
LE SOMMEIL DE L'ENFANT JESUS
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Book
- Child
- Child Jesus
- Hourglass
- John the Apostle
- Mary (mother of Jesus)
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- Date:
- 16th century
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DEUX VOLETS DE TRIPTYQUE.AVERS : LA DESCENTE AUX LIMBES (...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bone
- Hourglass
- Resurrection of Jesus
- Skull
- Still life
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- Date:
- 16th century
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- Artist(s):
- Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts
Nature morte en trompe l'oeil : toile et outils de peintre
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Book
- Hourglass
- Smoking pipe (tobacco)
- Still life
- Violin
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Projet de plafond pour le musée du Louvre
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crown (headgear)
- Hourglass
- Lyre
- Napoleon III
- Putto
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- Date:
- 19th century
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