KRAFFT, Johann Peter
(b. 1780, Hanau, d. 1856, Wien)

Faust on Easter Morning

1856
Oil on canvas, 134 x 112 cm
Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna

This picture, one of the last paintings by the artist, illustrates a scene from Goethe's Faust. It depicts the moment when Faust was preparing to empty the bowl of poison, but was prevented by the peal of the Easter bells.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 8 minutes):
Charles Gounod: Faust, Act 1, Scene 1