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Scheuerfest - Spring Cleaning more
humour, musical instruments, cleaning, housework, chores, maids, anger, washing, interiors, water, violins
The washer-woman or maid has already put the violin through the tub or hot water and soap and is now working on the cello. The owner rushes into the room in a panic!
The original painting was auctioned in 2021, as “Spring Cleaning, or, A Diligent Housekeeper.”
The caption roughly translates to: Justus von Liebig has presented the use of soap as an indicator of a people’s culture, but as with all things, the excess is also bad.
Justus von Liebig hat den Gebrauch von Seife als einen Gradmesser für die Kultur eines Volkes hingestellt, aber wie bei allen Dingen, so ist auch hierin das Uebermaß vom Uebel. (p. 422)
