Carl Spizweg was a wealthy man whose paintings are realistic and depicted ordinary scenes of everyday life.
The Poor Poet - it seems that he has been burning some of his writings if you pay attention at the stove that has no coals - became an emblematic painting of the Biedermeier period (1815-1848) an era market by the fear of revolutions at the re-established monarchies of Europe.
As always, in times of troubles governments dictate the paradigms of art.
The Biedermeier period has made it clear that arts should focus on everyday life, not on politics.
This painting is very known and is a satire of artist's idealistic and romantic way of leaving in poor conditions in devotion to their arts and nothing left to do but writing and examining a flea that he has just found in his cloths.
The umbrella? I have no idea. Perhaps any voodoo to ask for inspiration.
Wednesday, April 15
Carl Spitzweg - The Poor Poet
Carl Spizweg was a wealthy man whose paintings are realistic and depicted ordinary scenes of everyday life.
The Poor Poet - it seems that he has been burning some of his writings if you pay attention at the stove that has no coals - became an emblematic painting of the Biedermeier period (1815-1848) an era market by the fear of revolutions at the re-established monarchies of Europe.
As always, in times of troubles governments dictate the paradigms of art.
The Biedermeier period has made it clear that arts should focus on everyday life, not on politics.
This painting is very known and is a satire of artist's idealistic and romantic way of leaving in poor conditions in devotion to their arts and nothing left to do but writing and examining a flea that he has just found in his cloths.
The umbrella? I have no idea. Perhaps any voodoo to ask for inspiration.
