Detailed Carved Wood Sclupture Plaque of Carl Spitzweg's Der Postbote im Rosenthal (The Postman in Rosenthal) Signed A Maniot bottom left dated 1873 with S.C bottom right. Carl Spitzweg (German, b.1808 - d.1885)
Munich Nationality German Field romanticist painter , poet Movement Biedermeier Carl Spitzweg (February 5, 1808 – September 23, 1885) was a German romanticist painter and poet. He is considered to be one of the most
important artists of the Biedermeier era. His father, a wealthy merchant, had Carl trained as a pharmacist . He attained his qualification from the University of Munich, but while recovering from an illness he also
took up painting. Spitzweg was self-taught as an artist, and began by copying the works of Flemish masters. He contributed his first work to satiric magazines. Upon receiving an inheritance in 1833, he was able to dedicate
himself to painting.Later, Spitzweg visited European art centers, studying the works of various artists and refining his technique and style; he visited Prague , Venice , Paris , London , and Belgium . His later paintings