File:Carl Spitzweg - "The Bookworm".jpg

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Summary

Carl Spitzweg: The Bookworm

Artist

Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885)

Description	German painter and drawer
Date of birth/death	5 February 1808	23 September 1885
Location of birth/death	Munich	Munich
Work location	Munich
Authority file	: Q164979 VIAF: 59091392 ISNI: 0000000121348215 ULAN: 500025223 LCCN: n50024563 NLA: 35517277 WorldCat

Title

The Bookworm

Part of

The Bookworm

Object type

painting

Genre

genre art

Description

English: This file is a reproduction of the original work painted circa 1850 and housed at the Museum Georg Schäfer (Schweinfurt, Germany).
A second exemplar of the work, painted circa 1851, is housed at the Central Library of Milwaukee (Wisconsin, USA).
A 3rd exemplar, painted in 1854, is believed to be housed in a private collection.

Français : Cette image est une reproduction de l'œuvre originale peinte vers 1850 et conservée au Musée Georg Schäfer (Schweinfurt, Allemagne).
Un deuxième exemplaire de l'œuvre, peint vers 1851, est conservé à la Bibliothèque centrale de Milwaukee (Wisconsin, États-Unis).
Un troisième exemplaire, peint en 1854, serait conservé dans une collection privée.

Date

circa 1850

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 49.5 cm (19.4 in); width: 26.8 cm (10.5 in)

Collection

Museum Georg Schäfer

Native name	Museum Georg Schäfer
Location	Schweinfurt
Coordinates	50° 02′ 38.04″ N, 10° 14′ 09.96″ E
Established	2000
Website	www.museumgeorgschaefer.de
Authority file	: Q880898 VIAF: 156200759 ISNI: 0000000121917772 ULAN: 500308847 LCCN: n99022731 GND: 10005175-3 WorldCat

Accession number

MGS 2265 (Museum Georg Schäfer)

References

Source/Photographer

https://img.nzz.ch/2017/5/30/f4c7775a-04f1-4880-bb21-a0d9903fa054.jpeg

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Licensing

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:

The author died in 1885, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1931.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	11:52, 11 March 2026	1,500 × 2,793 (1.36 MB)	SiMon	better Version
	23:28, 27 September 2013	1,256 × 2,355 (1.68 MB)	Iryna Harpy	Reverted to version as of 05:26, 23 January 2008. Inadvertently reverted to same version. Returning to long-standing version as per reasons stipulated below.
	23:23, 27 September 2013	1,256 × 2,355 (1.68 MB)	Iryna Harpy	Reverted to version as of 10:30, 17 September 2013. Lifting contrast has impacted negatively on contrast necessary to composition; lifted visibility of greens that don't exist; lost crisp lines in details
	15:24, 20 September 2013	1,256 × 2,355 (414 KB)	Clouzzo	Reverted to version as of 22:54, 25 August 2013 / are you joking ? look at the ceiling ! increased contrast only gives you the false impression that there are more details
	10:30, 17 September 2013	1,256 × 2,355 (1.68 MB)	Iryna Harpy	Reverted to version as of 05:26, 23 January 2008 Latest version of file compressed to lower size but losing detail
	22:54, 25 August 2013	1,256 × 2,355 (414 KB)	Clouzzo	true-color rendering
	05:26, 23 January 2008	1,256 × 2,355 (1.68 MB)	Liberal Freemason	refurbished; removed screening
	14:12, 4 September 2007	1,256 × 2,355 (414 KB)	Liesel	Reverted to version as of 06:21, 21 May 2005, esserere Auflösung
	19:27, 17 October 2006	256 × 480 (31 KB)	Grondin	Correction des niveaux d'entrée par GIMP 2.3.10.
	06:21, 21 May 2005	1,256 × 2,355 (414 KB)	File Upload Bot (Eloquence)	{{Painting\| \|Title=<br /> ''de:'' Der Bücherwurm \|Technique=<br /> ''de:'' Öl auf Leinwand \|Dimensions=<br /> ''de:'' 49,5 × 26,8 cm \|Location=<br /> ''de:'' Schweinfurt \|Country=<br /> ''de:'' Deutschland \|Gallery=<br /> ''de:'' Samm