Interior of the Church of Saint Maria Magdalena with the Parable of the Offering of the Widow
Daniel Hopfer
c. 1530
Medium
etching (iron), with open biting
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29 x 20.1 cm (11 7/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1979.44.3
About the Artist
Daniel Hopfer · 1471–1536
Daniel Hopfer (c. 1470–1536), born in Kaufbeuren, was the son of the painter Bartholomäus Hopfer and Anna Sendlerin. He relocated early to Augsburg, becoming a citizen and master painter there in 1493, and trained as an etcher of armor in this thriving center of arms production. By 1505, he owned a house in the city center and served on the guild committee for smiths, which encompassed painters an...