Three Worthy Christians: Charlemagne, King Arthur, and Geoffrey of Bouillon
Daniel Hopfer|Hans Burgkmair
ca. 1516
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
sheet: 5 7/8 x 8 11/16 in. (15 x 22 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.386
Tags
ShieldsSwordsKingsKnights
About the Artist
Daniel Hopfer|Hans Burgkmair · 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...