Der Gang nach dem Brocken (Walpurgisnacht), ca. 1835 – 1840

Title

Der Gang nach dem Brocken (Walpurgisnacht)

Draughtsman

• Ferdinand Fellner

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk?
• coal?
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• costume study
• movement study
• composition study

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Schauz 1976.174.96

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• literary representation

Persons Shown

• Heinrich Faust
• Mephisto

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Illustrated Passage

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust, Walpurgisnacht, 3834-4222

Primary

• 83(GOETHE, Faust) (scenes from) specific works of literature: Goethe, Faust
• 82A(FAUST) Faust
• 82A(MEPHISTOPHELES) Mephistopheles, name of the demonic tempter in the literary versions of the Faust legends
• 61D(BROCKEN) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (BROCKEN) (BROCKEN)