Goethe’s Journey to Lake Garda and His Italian Art Discoveries
Explore Goethe’s Journey to Lake Garda and his profound encounters with Italian art, architecture, Palladio, Titian, and Michelangelo.

Explore Goethe’s Journey to Lake Garda and his profound encounters with Italian art, architecture, Palladio, Titian, and Michelangelo.

In 1765, at the age of sixteen, Goethe followed his father’s wishes and studied Law in Leipzig, Saxony. In truth, he would have preferred to study Classical Literature in Göttingen. To distract himself from his studies, he read widely, visited the theater, and spent time with artists and writers. He met the painter and sculptor…