Faust: tragedy (golden embossing)

The series of “Master of Book Illustrations” is designed to introduce readers to the work of the most famous world illustrator artists. The next issue is dedicated to Alexander Liezen-Mayer, 1839-1898)-the German portraitist and historical painter of Hungarian descent, performing a number of magnificent illustrations for the works of Shakespeare, Schiller and other writers. In turn, the illustrations for the Faust Johann Wolfgang Goethe became the first successful and masterfully performed work to create images for a great work.

the immortal creation of Goethe about the adventures of Dr. Faust, who laid the soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for the secrets of the universe, The reader’s imagination has always been worried. This tragedy, dedicated to the eternal theme of knowledge of life, is rightfully considered the pinnacle of world literature.