original: stieler began his career as a painter of miniatures .
simplifications: stieler starts his as a miniatures painter . stieler started his career as a painter of miniatures . stieler started his career as a painter of miniatures . stieler began his career as a painter of miniatures . stieler began his career as a painter of miniatures . stietler started his career by painting small items . stieler started as a miniature painter . stieler began his career as a painter of small portraits .