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Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen was a German painter who specialized in Biblical, peasant and family scenes.
He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. In 1841, Meyer opened a studio of his own, but moved to Berlin as his fame increased (1853).
Eduard von Grützner was a German painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He went down in the history of European art as a portrait painter and a brilliant master of genre.
Eduard von Grützner in most of his paintings depicted the life of monks, who usually appear to the audience in the images of merry rioters, leading a not ideal lifestyle. The public liked the original humorous style of the painter, and Grützner's work had many admirers.
Grützner was awarded the Royal Order of St. Michael and also received the title of honorary professor at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. He also became a Knight of the Order of Civil Merit of the Bavarian Crown and received the title of nobleman, with the prefix "von" added to his last name.
Von Grützner is also known as a collector of art and antiques. For many years he collected masterpieces of the Gothic and Renaissance masters, and towards the end of his life he became interested in Far Eastern art.
Wilhelm Amberg was a German genre painter. He was educated by the painters Carl Joseph Begas in Berlin and Léon Cogniet in Paris (1845). After this he spent a couple of years in Rome. His paintings are characterized by humour and a poetic atmosphere.
Wilhelm Amberg has won many awards and from 1886 was a Member of the Senate of the Prussian Academy of Arts, Berlin.
