Spitzweg
was a German painter. He did this
painting in about 1850. I just love this
image of the somewhat elderly man way up on a ladder in a lovely library
engrossed in a book. It's fabulous that
he has another book between his knees and under his arm. Judging by how close he is holding that book
to his face, he needed to get glasses!
The painter
painted 3 versions of this work – one can be found in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Thanks for sharing the painting.:)
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