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Goethe in the Roman Campagna
is an
oil painting
on canvas completed in 1787 by the German
Neoclassical
artist
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
. It depicts
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
whilst the writer was travelling in Italy between 1786 and 1788; diaries from this journey served as the basis for his
Italian Journey
(1816–17). Since 1887, the painting has been held by the
Städel Museum
in Goethe's hometown,
Frankfurt
.
Painting:
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
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