Mythological Marine Subject
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1980.45.840
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Mythological Marine Subject*, enchanting etching by German artist Lambert Hopfer, created after an original by the Italian engraver Nicoletto Modena around 1520–1550. Part of the National Gallery of Art's esteemed Rosenwald Collection, this captures the Renaissance fascination with classical mythology, likely evoking sea gods, nymphs, orical marine creatures in a dynamic composition. Etching, pioneered by the innovative Hopfer family, marked a revolutionary technique during this era. Unlike the rigid lines of traditional engraving, etching allowed artists to draw freely with acid-...