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Goethe in the Campagna (1786-1788) by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein

Goethe in the Campagna (1786-1788) by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
Portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. In this painting, which typifies the Neo-Classical spirit in late 18th-century German art, Goethe sits contemplating the Italian landscape, drawing inspiration from it and from its associations with an idealized Roman past.
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German Art and Architecture; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Painting
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