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Categories: Galleries
Tags: Carl, Spitzweg, The, Poor, Poet, masterworks__old_national_gallery_berlin__carl_spitzweg__r8201_13_02.mp4 the poor poet by carl spitzweg depicts the popular cliché of the poet concentrating only on his art; his material wealth and appearances are not a priority. the poet is shown in his shabby attic room on a simple mattress. an umbrella has been positioned to protect him from the leaky roof, and his books surround him.