Although his activity as a draftsman was constant and prolific, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) never intended to defend a professional skill. 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. The present catalog, coordinated by the art historian Javier ArnaldoThe exhibition features selected drawings in seven sections that reveal his characteristic obsessions and episodes. The essays by Javier Arnaldo, Hermann MildenbergerWerner Hofmann, Petra Maisak and Federico Vercellone complete this approach by combining historical reading, the study of sources and teachings, the biographical perspective, the links between practice and theory and their influence in the field of Aesthetics.