Illustration for Goethe's Faust
by DELACROIX, Eugène, Pencil on beige paper, 225 x 295 mm
The scene of Faust and Mephisto Gallop through the Night of the Witches’ Sabbath is an illustration for Goethe’s Faust, Verse 4399-4404. In this work everything is movement and expression.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 14 minutes):
Charles Gounod: Faust, Ballet music