Goethe in the Roman Campagna
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein · 1787
Why it's great
The great German writer Goethe reclines in a traveler's cloak and a wide hat, by a ruin in the Italian countryside. Tischbein painted his friend during their trip to Italy. The pose looks like an ancient hero. It's the most famous portrait of Goethe.
Where to see it
📍 Städel MuseumFrankfurt, Germany
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Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein was born in Haina, Germany, to a family of painters. He lived in Rome and Naples and became a friend of the poet Goethe. He painted portraits and scenes from mythology. He died in Eutin, Germany, in 1829.
