Daniel Hopfer

German · 1470–1536 · Painter, Printmaker

Daniel Hopfer was a German artist who is widely believed to have been the first to use etching in printmaking, at the end of the 15th century. He also worked in woodcut.… (Wikipedia)

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Daniel Hopfer was a German artist who is widely believed to have been the first to use etching in printmaking, at the end of the 15th century. He also worked in woodcut. Although his etchings were widely ignored by art historians for years, more recent scholarship is crediting him and his work with "single-handedly establishing the salability of etchings" and introducing the print publisher business model.

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Born 1470, KaufbeurenDied 1536, AugsburgOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q548407 ↗ULAN 500011802 ↗Museum works 19

Also known as Daniel Hopfer the Elder, Daniel I Hopfer, Daniel I Hopffer, Daniel, the Elder Hopfer, Hopfer, Daniel, I, Hopfer, Daniel, the Elder, Hopffer, Daniel, I

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Daniel Hopfer, Interior of the Church of Saint Katherine with Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican — **Interior of the Church of Saint Katherine with Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican**c. 1530 · etching (iron) with open biting
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, Emperor Charles V — **Emperor Charles V**1520 (or 1521?); printed 1684 · etching (iron) with open biting
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, Girolamo da Siena — **Girolamo da Siena**etching (iron)
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, Kunz von der Rosen — **Kunz von der Rosen**c. 1518 · etching (iron) possibly with drypoint
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, Saint George on Horseback Slaying the Dragon — **Saint George on Horseback Slaying the Dragon**c. 1520 · etching (iron), plate bitten twice
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, Three German Soldiers Armed with Halberds — **Three German Soldiers Armed with Halberds**1510
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Daniel Hopfer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, Emperor Maximilian I in the Guise of Saint George — **Emperor Maximilian I in the Guise of Saint George**1509
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Daniel Hopfer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, The Bacchanal — **The Bacchanal**c.1490–1536 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, The Calvary — **The Calvary**c. 1520 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund — …

Daniel Hopfer, Eve — **Eve**1505–36 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, Soldier Embracing a Woman — **Soldier Embracing a Woman**1505–36 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Daniel Hopfer, Ornamental Fillet — **Ornamental Fillet**1500–1533 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Prescott for the fift…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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