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Hieronymus Hopfer after Andrea Mantegna

Associated Names
Hieronymus Hopfer

Artist, German, active c. 1520 - 1550 or after

Andrea Mantegna

Artist After, Paduan, c. 1431 - 1506

There is a drawing of cherubs surrounding a central figure seated on a barrel. Several cherubs with wings gather around a larger central figure, who is positioned in a relaxed seated pose on a barrel. The scene is set amongst trees and grapevines, with the cherubs holding grapes and garlands. One cherub is handing a bunch of grapes to the central figure, while others appear to be engaged in playful activities. The line work and shading suggest an etching or engraving technique, and the composition captures a sense of festivity and harmony within a natural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (iron) on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.6 x 22.4 cm (6 1/8 x 8 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.9 x 24 cm (7 1/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.97.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 32, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Graphische Sammlung, Munich (Lugt 1614). (James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre); purchased 2004 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475-1540, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2012-2014, no. 39.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. Amsterdam: A.L. van Gendt, 1986; Vol. XV, no. 32, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q76342354

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