Again in Faustus study, the scene begins with Faustus addressing Mephistophiles who is costumed for a masquerade; he wears some women’s clothes and a powdered wig; daubs of rouge spot both his white-washed cheeks.

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The image, a still frame from

F.W. Murnau’s silent film Faust, is the apparition of Helen of Troy, brought naked before Faustus, as conjured by Mephistophiles.

Music excerpt is

Hovhaness: Sonata For Harp & Guitar, Op. 374, "Spirit Of The Trees" - 2. Canon: Allegro performed by Yolanda Kondonassis (harp) and David Leisner (guitar).