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
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...