Vertical rectangle showing candelabrum motif composed of a double-headed eagle, mask, cameo coins and fantastic creatures.

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Print, Ornamental Candelabrum, 1520

This is a Print. It was created by Daniel Hopfer. It is dated 1520 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on white laid paper, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

At center a mask with sinister expression. Below it, arms (sword, spear, etc) around helmet in basin that is decorated with two animal masks. Above, vase with fruit and plants. All bordered by putti above holding vines with fruit and leaves, griffins with female head at center, and biomorphic figures at bottom.

Print, Ornament with Mask and Grotesque Figures, 1550
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1945-59-1

Vertical rectangle showing a symmetrical grotesque design composed of putti, dolphins, sea lions, birds and bearded men.

Print, Grotesque with Dolphins and Winged Lions, 1532
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
1944-82-1-a

Vertical rectangle showing a dense grotesque scene with figures with fantastic anthropomorphic figures, flora and fauna.

Print, Ornamental Design, ca. 1550
engraving on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1944-76-1

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engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1957-162-38

Horizontal rectangle showing a crowned lyre and two oblique trees framed by a par of eagles.

Drawing, Project for the Decoration of an Oblong Panel, ca. 1840
pencil, pen and ink, white chalk on brown paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-1287

Vertical rectangle showing an emaciated winged figure playing a drum. Below, an owl with a bell in its beak perches on an arabesque.

Print, Ornamenti o Grottesche (Grotesque Ornament), ca. 1653
etching on laid paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1921-6-153-4

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 30 × 12.5 cm (11 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.) Platemark: 27.2 x 10 cm (10 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.) Mat: 31.1 × 15.1 cm (12 1/4 × 5 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Engraved in plate, upper right: 3 Engraved in plate, lower center: DH / 8 Inscribed in plate by later hand, (identified in l944 by Richard Wunder as David Funck), bottom center: 8

Cite this object as

Print, Ornamental Candelabrum, 1520; Daniel Hopfer (German, 1470 - 1536); Germany; etching on white laid paper, lined; H x W x D: 30 × 12.5 cm (11 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.) Platemark: 27.2 x 10 cm (10 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.) Mat: 31.1 × 15.1 cm (12 1/4 × 5 15/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-25

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BreD/
Accession Number 1921-6-25
Object ID 18230307