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Spitzweg had a keen sense of color. Through his pharmacist training, he gained chemical and technical experience in the production of his paints. He used a unique, bright shade of blue that cannot be found in any other painter. He also knew how to produce lasting colors. From his long travels,
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Spitzweg depicted people in their contemporary bourgeois milieu. In his small format paintings, he depicts the
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