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Ferdinand Ruscheweyh nach Peter von Cornelius, Titelblatt in Arabesken, 1825, Kupferstich, 522 x 663 mm (Blatt), 441 x 530 mm (Bild). Frankfurt am Main, Freies Deutsches Hochstift – Frankfurter Goethe Museum, Inv. Nr. III-14159/001

Peter von Cornelius

Goethes Faust: Titelblatt in Arabesken, ca. 1814 – 1815

Blatt: 479 x 556 mm

Inventory Number: 332

Object Number: 332 Z

Acquisition: Acquired in 1836

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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Title: Goethes Faust: Titelblatt in Arabesken

Draughtsman

Peter von Cornelius

Part Number / Total: 1 / 12

Production Place

Rome

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

preliminary drawing for an engraving

Captions Added Later: Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: Nicht geprüft

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Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

83(GOETHE, Faust)(scenes from) specific works of literature: Goethe, Faust
11C23God the Father as bearded old man, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe
82A(FAUST)Faust
82A(MEPHISTOPHELES)Mephistopheles, name of the demonic tempter in the literary versions of the Faust legends
82AA(GRETCHEN)Gretchen

Secondary

11G182group of three canonical Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael
13B41brewing, boiling (in a cauldron); witches' kitchen
49C32scholar in his study

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