Although his activity as a draftsman was constant and prolific, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) neither wished nor ever intended to claim professional competence. Unlike other facets of his creative work—as a poet, literary author, thinker, and scientist—with which he achieved exceptional public renown, Goethe's dedication to drawing had a strictly private dimension. This catalogue , coordinated by art historian Javier Arnaldo , presents selected drawings in seven sections that reveal his obsessions and characteristic episodes. Essays by Javier Arnaldo, Hermann Mildenberger , Werner Hofmann, Petra Maisak, and Federico Vercellone complement this approach, combining historical analysis, the study of sources and influences, a biographical perspective, the links between practice and theory, and his influence in the field of aesthetics.