Scuola toscana del XVI/XVII secolo

Important clock with parchment dial painted with Roman numerals and floral festoon, placed at the center of a canvas painted in oil, celebrating the annexation of the Republic of Siena to the Duchy of Florence, in the upper medicine coat of arms supported by putti with a district of the Medici coat of arms alongside that of Siena; On the caryatid sides depicting Mercury and Hercules, at the bottom of a female figure with a mask in Foggia di Sole and a male representing time; Below Cartiglio with motto "Infresce Moment [Um]"; The canvas is inserted in a double coeval frame in carved and golden wood, which can be opened as a counter; Inside there are the clock mechanism (probably not coeval) and the charging key; On the reverse, on the closing table, Latin inscription with "Mei" ink, partly damaged; The clock is without one of the hands, operation to be verified

canvas cm 78x41