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Candelabra Grotesque with Heads of Dolphins and Dragons in the Center

ca. 1525–50
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Candelabra Grotesque with Heads of Dolphins and Dragons in the Center
  • Artist: Lambrecht Hopfer (German, active ca. 1525–50)
  • Date: ca. 1525–50
  • Medium: Etching; second state
  • Dimensions: sheet: 12 13/16 x 4 7/16 in. (32.6 x 11.2 cm)
    image: 12 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (32 x 9.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.732
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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