Norwich University Newsroom Sullivan Museum and History Center presents “The Work of Daniel Hopfer: 16th Century Armorer, Artist and Religious Radical” By NU Office of Communications March 03, 2021
NORTHFIELD, Vt. Norwich University’s Sullivan Museum and History Center presents History Professor Emily Gray’s “The Work of Daniel Hopfer: 16th Century Armorer, Artist and Religious Radical,” a Lunch and Learn event that looks at decorative armor and social change in the late Renaissance from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 10.
The talk supplements the extension of the current exhibit, “Forged and Fired: The Art of Weaponry.” German armor decorator Daniel Hopfer (1483-1538) created fancy dress armor for the Holy Roman emperors (pictured). His work includes monsters, mermaids and other mythical creatures. He applied his armor-etching techniques to flat metal plates to create images for Reformation pamphlets. Gray will discuss the armor etching