Goethe in the Roman Campagna | |
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Artist | Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein |
Year | 1787 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 164 cm × 206 cm (65 in × 81 in) |
Location | Städel Museum, Frankfurt |
Goethe in the Roman Campagna is a painting by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, a German Neoclassical painter, depicting Johann Wolfgang von Goethe when the writer was travelling in Italy. Goethe's book on his travels to Italy from 1786 to 1788, called Italian Journey, was published in 1816–17; the book is based on his diaries. Since 1887, the painting has been in the possession of the Städel Museum in Goethe's hometown Frankfurt.[1][2]