Erasmus of Rotterdam
Hieronymus Hopfer
1501 to 1550
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 21.5 x 15.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.) sheet: 22 x 16 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.5082
About the Artist
Hieronymus Hopfer · 1500–1563
Member of a family of etchers; he worked with his father and brother. All three placed their initials somewhere within the design on almost all of their prints (d.h., i.h., l.h.), adding a small device which might be a pinecone, from the coat of arms of the city of Augsburg, or a hop blossom, making a punning reference to the family name. In addition to printmaking, he and his brother also decorat...