About the Author

Sibylle Gluch is an art historian at Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Peter Plaßmeyer is director of the Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon (Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments) in Dresden, Germany. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden are among the foremost museums of the world with a total of 14 museums that offer a thematic diversity that is exceptional for its kind.