Symbolism Munich Secession
Hans Thoma was a German painter.
In spite of his studies under various masters, his art has little in common with modern ideas, and is formed partly by his early impressions of the simple idyllic life of his native district, partly by his sympathy with the early German masters, particularly with Albrecht Altdorfer and Lucas Cranach the Elder. In his love of the details of nature, in his precise drawing of outline, and in his predilection for local coloring, he has distinct affinities with the Pre-Raphaelites.
Ludwig von Herterich was a German painter of the late nineteenth and first third of the twentieth centuries. He is known as a painter, teacher, younger brother and pupil of the famous painter Johann Herterich.
Ludwig von Herterich was mainly engaged in portrait and historical-monumental painting, he participated in the artistic design of the Wolfsbrunn Castle in the Ore Mountains. He is considered one of the brightest representatives of the Munich school of painting. He was a member of the Munich Secession and the German Artists' Association. He was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit for Science and Arts, King Ludwig III also awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown. This entitled the artist to personal nobility and he was allowed to mention his family name with the prefix "von".