Biedermeier
Bourgeois tranquility in measured harmony. These intimate interiors and hushed portraits whisper of domestic contentment, finding poetry in cherrywood furniture and morning light.
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-full.webp "The Bookworm (circa 1851) by Carl Spitzweg")
The Bookworm (circa 1851)
A hunched figure perches precariously on a ladder, utterly absorbed in his book. Towering shelves crammed with volumes surround him, their spines glowing in warm lamplight. One slippered foot dangles absentmindedly as he leans deeper into the pages, oblivious to the world beyond his literary cocoon.