Who painted “Goethe in the Roman Campagna”?

“Goethe in the Roman Campagna” was painted by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein in 1787. Where to see it: Städel Museum.

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Neoclassicism: Rococo before it is playful and pastel; Romanticism, its contemporary rival, prefers loose brushwork, rich colour and strong emotion.

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, known as the Goethe Tischbein (15 February 1751 – 26 June 1829), was a German painter from the Tischbein family of artists. Wikipedia

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