The poor poet by Carl Spitzweg (1839)

Man in nightcap reclines on pillows in a cramped attic beside a tiled stove, books, and an umbrella overhead.

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A man in a striped robe and nightcap reclines on a bed of pillows in a cramped attic room, raising one finger as he gazes upward while reading. An open umbrella hangs from the sloping ceiling, and a tiled stove, stacked books, a pipe and a candle stand nearby. The painting is Carl Spitzweg's The poor poet, dated 1839.

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Date

1839

Medium

Painting

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Wikimedia Commons

License

Public domain