Three Vessels
Hieronymus Hopfer
16th century
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
sheet: 11 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (28.9 x 21.6 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.97.81
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Vessels
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...