Interior of the Church of Saint Maria Magdalena with the Parable of the Offering of the Widow

c. 1530

Daniel Hopfer

Associated Names
Daniel Hopfer

Artist, German, c. 1470 - 1536

This is a drawing of an architectural interior with vaulted ceilings and columns. The image depicts an interior view of a grand building with vaulted ceilings supported by detailed columns. Arched windows let in light, and decorative elements adorn the arches and ceilings. The perspective emphasizes the height and depth of the space. In the foreground, there is a solitary column on a raised platform. Figures are included in the space. Lines and shading techniques create a sense of three-dimensionality and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (iron), with open biting

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29 x 20.1 cm (11 7/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.44.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 31, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

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. 47.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. Amsterdam: A.L. van Gendt, 1986; Vol. XV, 31, i/ii.

2009

  • Metzger, Christof. Daniel Hopfer: ein Augsburger Meister der Renaissance : Eisenradierungen, Holzschnitte, Zeichnungen, Waffenätzungen. München: Staatliche Graphische Sammlung; Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2009, no. 40, i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65567402

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