The Tischbein family of painters, working around the turn of the 19th century, was a very productive one. This volume introduces the family and its three most famous members: Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, a protagonist of early classicism in Germany; Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, one of the most sought-after portraitists of his time; and Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, whose interests focused on ancient Greek and Roman art, and who is most famous for his portrait of Goethe in the Campagna, Italy. German text.