The Crucified Christ in a Decorated Niche
Daniel Hopfer
1520s
Medium
etching (iron) on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.4 x 14.9 cm (8 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.) sheet: 22.7 x 15.2 cm (8 15/16 x 6 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2000.154.1
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...