Faust und Mephisto vor Gretchens Haus, ca. 1830 – 1835

Title

Faust und Mephisto vor Gretchens Haus

Draughtsman

• Ferdinand Fellner

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

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

Captions Added Later

Verso unten mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Schauz 1976.174.93

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, Nacht II, 3650-3697

Primary

• 83(GOETHE, Faust) (scenes from) specific works of literature: Goethe, Faust
• 82A(MEPHISTOPHELES) Mephistopheles, name of the demonic tempter in the literary versions of the Faust legends