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Mephistopheles Flying, from Faust

Mephistopheles Flying, from Faust, Eugène Delacroix, 1828

Eugène Delacroix, portrait

Eugène DelacroixFrench, 1798–1863

Mephistopheles Flying, from Faust

1828 · Print

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Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

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In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the work

This nightime scene depicts the demon Mephistopheles flying above a cityscape. The stark contrasts of light and dark emphasize his ghoulish form, accentuated with sharp claws and toenails. This lithograph is the prologue to Eugène Delacroix’s series illustrating key episodes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s drama Faust. An ambitious German scholar, Faust makes a deal with Mephistopheles to gain fame and fortune but, in return, Faust loses his soul and morality.

Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0

Particulars

1828 · aged 30

17981863

Accession number: 1930.1256

In the catalog

Prints Lithograph Neoclassicism Romanticism 19th century France

Sources

Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0

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