Marguerite's Ghost Appearing to Faust, from Faust 1828

This lithograph, created by Eugène Delacroix in 1828, depicts a scene from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust." The artwork titled "Marguerite's Ghost Appearing to Faust" captures a moment where Faust, a scholar who has made a pact with the Devil, witnesses the ghost of Marguerite, a woman he seduced and abandoned. Delacroix’s dynamic composition and dramatic chiaroscuro create a sense of tension and despair, perfectly encapsulating the themes of guilt, redemption, and the consequences of a Faustian bargain explored in Goethe’s text.