Design for Armor Decoration 1510 - 1520

This intricate print by Daniel Hopfer, titled *Design for Armor Decoration*, showcases a series of 16 motifs ideal for adorning armor. Created sometime between 1510 and 1520, the design features a collection of fantastical creatures, human figures, and vegetal elements, all intertwined within elaborate, scrolling forms. These designs, rendered with delicate detail and delicate lines, would have been used as inspiration by armorers, demonstrating the influential role of printmaking in the artistic and craft traditions of Renaissance Germany.