Print, Ornamental Candelabrum

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Print, Ornamental Candelabrum

This is a Print. It was created by Daniel Hopfer. 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.

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

Print, Ornamental Design

Print, Ornamental Design
engraving on paper.
1944-76-1

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Fragment (Spain), 18th–19th century
silk on linen.
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1971-50-60

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

Vertical rectangle. In the center below are steps leading up to an aedicula with a statue. Laterally rise candelabra, each between two lions crouching upon a base. Above the aedicula are two crossed halbards wtih a trophy of arms and festoons. Above them are scrolls with half-figures and an eagle. The candelabra end with half-figures of winged women who support with the head and the raised hands a picture of soliders in a landscpe. Upon the upper rim of the frame stand two running women, who support a candelabrum. At the corners sit sphixes with flower baskets upon their heads. From lateral scrolls of the candelabrum spring half-figures carrying branches of wreaths. On top are two dragons.

Drawing, Wall panel
polychromatic watercolor.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-2699

Cite this object as

Print, Ornamental Candelabrum; Daniel Hopfer (German, 1470 - 1536); Germany; etching on white laid paper, lined; 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