Caption

Gretchen in front of Mater Dolorosa, based on a painting by Hans Makart. A key scene in Goethe's Faust I, in which the desperate, pregnant and outcast by society Gretchen prays in front of a picture of Mary. She pleads for help against shame and death, illustration, reproduction of a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, historical, young woman in period clothing leaning dreamily against a staircase

Date

Mar 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H42_457

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

108.8Mb (36.3Mb) / 17.2in x 24.6in / 5160 x 7368 (300dpi)

Keywords

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