Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1818 - Faust and Mephistopheles in his study - fine art print

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In the year 1818 Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld made this 19th century work of art. The more than 200 years old original measures the size: 304 x 248 cm - frame size: 331 x 274 x 8 cm. Oil on canvas was used by the European artist as the medium of the work of art. The artwork's inscription is: signed center right on the document: L. F. Schnorr de Carolsfeld. Today, this artpiece is in the the collection of Belvedere, which is one of Europe's most famous museums with three locations that blends the experience of architecture and art in a unique way. With courtesy of: © Belvedere, Vienna, inventory number: 3311a (licensed: public domain). The creditline of the artwork is the following: transfer from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. - 1935 inventory in 1921. Besides, the alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait and has a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, meaning that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld was an artist, whose art style can primarily be attributed to Romanticism. The painter was born in 1788 in Konigsberg in Bayern, Bavaria, Germany and deceased at the age of 65 in the year 1853 in Vienna, Vienna state, Austria.

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We offer a range of different materials and sizes for every product. You can choose among the following product customization options:

• Poster print on canvas material: The poster is a UV printed cotton canvas paper with a slightly rough texture on the surface, that resembles the actual masterpiece. The poster print is particularly suited for putting your art copy in a special frame. Please bear in mind, that depending on the size of the poster print we add a white margin 2-6 cm round about the print motif, which facilitates the framing with your custom frame.
• The canvas print: The canvas direct print is a printed cotton canvas mounted on a wood stretcher. Canvas Prints have the advantage of being low in weight, which means that it is easy to hang your Canvas print without any wall-mounts. Hence, a canvas print is suited for any kind of wall.
• Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating on top): An print on acrylic glass, often denoted as a UV print on plexiglass, transforms the original into brilliant home décor.
• Metal (aluminium dibond print): Aluminium Dibond prints are metal prints with a true depth effect. The non-reflective surface creates a fashionable look. A direct Aluminium Dibond Print is your perfect start to the sophisticated world of art replicas on aluminum. For the Aluminium Dibond option, we print the favorite work of art onto the surface of the aluminum material. The bright parts of the original work of art shimmer with a silk gloss but without the glare. Colors are luminous in the highest definition, details are crisp and clear.

Important information: We try the best we can to depict our art products with as many details as possible and to illustrate them visually in our shop. At the same time, the pigments of the print materials and the printing might differ slightly from the representation on your device's monitor. Depending on your screen settings and the quality of the surface, colors may not be printed as exactly as the digital version depicted here. Given that our fine art prints are printed and processed manually, there might as well be slight discrepancies in the size and exact position of the motif.

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Fist haggard and bitter acting looks straight from his lectern on to Mephisto in human form. The protagonist, whose clothing matches the style of the 16th century, was interrupted just by reading the Gospel of John. The gloomy Studiolo is lit only by a candle, although many details in the room can be recognized. In the bottom shelf of the bookcase the works "Galen", "Alchemia" and "Hippocrates" are. In "Dioscorides" and "Theophrastus" can be seen. Before the shelves are some skulls, which almost disappear in the darkness, between scientific equipment. Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld guide its representation of Goethe's Faust I. In dealing with the subject Michael Krapf tried the personal interest in the supernatural and magic Schnorr von Carolsfeld read. For the artist oriented strictly to Goethe's Faust I and would take over and the supernatural, occult and mysterious encounter scene between Faust and Mephistopheles. [1] Notes: [1] Krapf, Michael: Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld. "Faust images", ed. v. d. Austrian Gallery Belvedere, Vienna 1982, unpag. [Catherine Lovecký, 07/2010]