Walk the thread of time that links the Dance Macabre painted on Clusone’s Oratorio dei Disciplini to Pietro Fanzago’s planetary clock on the Civic Tower.
In the past, wristwatches did not exist; at most there was the “onion.” which was kept in the pocket and was the preserve of the wealthy few.
Come faceva la maggior parte delle persone per conoscere l’ora?
Si affidava agli orologi pubblici, quasi sempre incastonati nella principale torre cittadina, di modo da essere visibili da tutti anche a distanza.
In the 17th-century, frescoed Palazzo Marinoni Barca you can visit a unique museum that holds, along with works by Clusonese artists, a rare collection of tower clock mechanisms, evidence of the high level of technology achieved by our ancestors. Begin your journey through time!
