Book contents
- Goethe in Context
- Goethe in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Translations and List of Abbreviations
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Life and Times
- Part II Literature
- Part III Art
- Chapter 15 Greek and Roman Art
- Chapter 16 Goethe’s Drawings
- Chapter 17 Goethe the Collector
- Chapter 18 Goethe and the Invention of the Weimar Landscape
- Part IV Philosophy and Science
- Part V World Cultures Inspiration and Reception
- Part VI Goethe’s Lasting Significance
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 16 - Goethe’s Drawings
from Part III - Art
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2024
- Goethe in Context
- Goethe in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Translations and List of Abbreviations
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Life and Times
- Part II Literature
- Part III Art
- Chapter 15 Greek and Roman Art
- Chapter 16 Goethe’s Drawings
- Chapter 17 Goethe the Collector
- Chapter 18 Goethe and the Invention of the Weimar Landscape
- Part IV Philosophy and Science
- Part V World Cultures Inspiration and Reception
- Part VI Goethe’s Lasting Significance
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Chapter 16 examines the drawings that Goethe produced throughout his life and places his work in its art-historical context. Over the course of the eighteenth century, drawing had come to be seen as an essential artistic technique; Goethe received instruction in drawing in his early years, and from that time on, he drew wherever he was. The chapter analyses the evolution of his work and the shifting influences on it: Dutch art played an important early role, and the inspiration that he received in Italy, including from contemporaries based there, was crucial.
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- Goethe in Context , pp. 150 - 165Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024