Carl Spitzweg

German · 1808–1885 · Painter, Draughtsman

Carl Spitzweg was a German romantic painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era. (Wikipedia)

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Carl Spitzweg was a German romantic painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1808, MunichDied 1885, MunichOccupation Painter, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q164979 ↗ULAN 500025223 ↗Museum works 9

Post-romanticism

Also known as c. spitzweg, franz spitzweg, k. spitzweg, Karl Spitzweg von Striedel, karl v. spitzweg, s. spitzweg, Spitzweg, spitzweg c. and 2 other name forms