The Wounded Götz Cared for by the Bohemians (1836): Artwork and History

The Wounded Götz Cared for by the Bohemians (1836) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Drawing inspiration from literature and theater, Eugène Delacroix developed a long-standing interest in the writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832). He completed a series of prints based on the famous Faust and seven lithographs, including this one, from Goetz of Berlichingen. Goetz’s reputation as a noble knight spread so far that even the gypsies declared their loyalty to him and provided him with aid. Goethe highly praised Delacroix’s interpretations of scenes from his plays, such as this one.

Object facts

• Title: The Wounded Götz Cared for by the Bohemians
• Date: 1836
• Artist attribution: Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Lithograph in black with scrapping on stone, on thin off-white paper laid down on thick ivory wove paper (chine colle')
• Dimensions: Image: 30.4 × 23 cm (12 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 35.7 × 27 cm (14 1/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1962.367

Collection credit

Clarence Buckingham Collection

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