Carl Spitzweg

Carl Spitzweg
Carl Spitzweg in a photograph taken c. 1860
Born(1808-02-05)February 5, 1808
DiedSeptember 23, 1885(1885-09-23) (aged 77)
NationalityGerman
Known forPainter, poet, artist
MovementGerman Romanticism, Biedermeier
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Carl Spitzweg (February 5, 1808 – September 23, 1885) was a German romantic painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era.[1]

  1. ^ Hans-Michael Körner (dir.), Große Bayerische Biographische Enzyklopädie, De Gruyter Saur, Berlin/New York, 2005, 2010, pp. 1864–1865 (German)

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