Same room as for Scene 1. Johannes at an easel, before which Capesius, Maria, and Strader are also seated.
Johannes:
I think those are the final touches now,
And feel that I may call my work complete.
Especial pleasure hath it given me
Thy nature to interpret through mine art.
Capesius:
This picture is a marvel unto me
And its creator a still greater one.
For naught, which men like me have up till now