Craftsmen Assembling Astronomical Clock

An enormous zodiac clock dominates the back wall of a wood-beamed workshop, its blue and red dial ringed with roman numerals beneath a crowned gold rim. Below and around it, clockmakers lean over workbenches scattered with gears, springs, and half-built mechanisms, while carved angels and lions watch from shelves stacked with smaller clocks. Ladders lean against both walls, giving access to racks of spare gears stored high above the floor. A woman in a blue apron fits a small gear into a wooden clock case while a man beside her tightens a spring with delicate tools. Red and green curtains frame the scene, and stacks of brass plates sit ready near the door. Every bench holds its own half-finished clock, so the whole room divides easily into separate stations of careful work.