Carl Spitzweg

Carl Spitzweg (1808 - 1885) was a German romanticist painter, especially of genre subjects. Spitzweg was self-taught as an artist, starting out by copying the works of Flemish masters. He contributed his first work to satiric magazines. Later, Spitzweg visited European art centers in Prague, Venice, Paris, London, and Belgium studying the works of various artists and refining his technique and style.