Gottfried’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Dying Man Being Consoled by Christ on the Cross, Virgin and Saints
Gottfried Bernhard Goetz German, 1708-1774

King Henry of France and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Possibly Johann Christoph Lischka (Bohemian, 1650-1712) or Gottfried Bernhard Goetz (German, 1708-1774) or Jonas Umbach the elder (German, 1624-1693)

Queen Louise of Prussia
Johann Gottfried Schadow (German, 1764–1850) Cast by Werner Foundry (German, 1794/95–1842)

Wheellock Gun
Barrel smith: Berhard Albrecht (German, active 1557–87) Augsburg

Brother Martin Clasping the Iron Hand of Goetz
Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863

The Painter Gottfried Brockmann (Der Maler Gottfried Brockmann)
August Sander German, 1876–1964

Bernhard Willhelm looking back
Wolfgang Tillmans German, born 1968

Cat and Monkey
Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839) after Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745-1811)

Poster
Lucian Bernhard American, born Austria, 1883-1972

Smallsword
Crossguard and Pommel: attributed to Gottfried Christian Leygebe German, Nuremberg, 1630-1683 Blade: French, early 18th century Grip: German

Portrait of Goetz
Frank Eugene American, 1865–1936

Beaker and Cover with Bacchic Scene
Engraved by Gottfried Spiller (active Brandenburg [now Germany], 1663–1728) Potsdam, Margraviate of Brandenburg (now Germany)

Luther's Statue in Wittenberg
Johann Gottfried Schadow German, 1764-1850

Persecution of Orestes
Johann Gottfried Schadow German, 1764-1850

Scene from Pliny
Christian Bernhard Rode German, 1725-1797

Weislingen Held Prisoner by Goetz
Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863

Goblet with Cover
Silesia Attributed to Christopher Gottfried Schneider (German, early 18th century)

Landscape with Procession
Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839) after Pierre Antoine Mongin (French, c. 1761-1827)

The Primordials
James Goetz American, 20th century

The Primordials
James Goetz American, 20th century