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[[File:Gerhard Munthe (1849).jpg|thumb|''Gerhard Munthe'' <br>painted by [[Christian Krohg]]
'''Gerhard Peter Frantz Munthe''' (19 July 1849 – 15 January 1929) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator.
==Background==
Munthe was born in [[Elverum]] to physician Christopher Pavels Munthe (1816–1884) and his wife Christine Margrethe Pavels Aabel (1827–1887).<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Gerhard Munthe|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Vidar|last=Poulsson|volume=|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Gerhard_Munthe/utdypning_%E2%80%93_2|language=Norwegian|accessdate=23 April 2009}}</ref> He was a brother of historian [[Hartvig Andreas Munthe]], writer [[Margrethe Munthe]] and military officer [[Carl Oscar Munthe]]. He was also a nephew of historian and cartographer [[Gerhard Munthe (historian)|Gerhard Munthe]] and an uncle of genealogist [[Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe]], librarian [[Wilhelm Munthe]] and painter [[Lagertha Munthe]].<ref name=snl2>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Munthe|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|first=Terje|last=Bratberg|url=http://www.snl.no/Munthe|language=Norwegian|accessdate=23 April 2009}}</ref> Through his mother he was a nephew of [[Andreas Leigh Aabel]] and [[Oluf Andreas Aabel]], and a first cousin of [[Hauk Aabel]].
==Personal life==
==Career==▼
[[Image:Norges kongesagaer-Tittelblad 1914-utgave-G. Munthe.jpg|right|thumb|''Norges kongesagaer'' <br>illustrated by Gerhard Munthe (1914)]]
When Munthe
From the 1890s he experimented with [[decorative art]]<ref name=snl/> in the [[Arts and Crafts Movement|Arts and Crafts]] style. From 1896 to 1899 he was
Munthe was a member of the selection committee at [[Høstutstillingen]] from its start in 1882 to 1890. He was a member of the board of the National Gallery of Norway from 1892 to 1905 and ''Den norske Husflidsforening'' from 1897 to his death, and [[chair (official)|chair]] of the National Gallery from 1905 to 1907. He was
▲==Career==
==Gallery==
▲Munthe grew up in Elverum, but moved to [[Oslo|Christiania]] in 1863 to attend school. After [[examen artium|finishing]] his secondary education in 1868, his intention was to study medicine like his father, but his father advised him to take up the arts. He studied under [[Johan Fredrik Eckersberg]] in 1870, and when he died during the summer, Munthe continued under [[Morten Müller]] and [[Knud Bergslien]] until 1874.<ref name=nbl/> Between 1874 and 1876 he studied under [[Andreas Achenbach]] and his third cousin [[Ludvig Munthe]] in [[Düsseldorf]].<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Gerhard Peter Frantz Munthe|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Gerhard_Peter_Frantz_Munthe|language=Norwegian|accessdate=23 April 2009}}</ref> From 1877 to 1882 he lived in [[Munich]] most of the time. However, many of his [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]]s were taken from Norway. At this time he painted in the [[naturalism (art)|naturalist]] style.<ref name=nbl/> He is represented with several works in the [[National Gallery of Norway]].<ref name=snl/> Internationally he took part at the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Exposition Universelle 1900]], the [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition|Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904]] and elsewhere.<ref name=nbl/>
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Image:Olav den helliges saga GM2.jpg | ''Kongane kastar terningar om ei bygd på Hisingen'' (The kings throw dice over a village in Hisingen)
Image:Finn arnesson and Tore hund.jpg|''Finn Arnesson set spydodden for brystet på Tore Hund'' <br>(Finn Arnesson set spear point on the chest of Tore Hund)
Image:Olav den helliges saga GM5.jpg|''Torkjell Fostre etter at han har drepe Einar jarl'' (Torkjell Fostre after he has killed earl Einar)
Image:Olav den helliges saga GM9.jpg|''Kong Olav sender Karle på Bjarmelandsferd'' <br>(King Olaf sends Karl to Bjarmelandsferd)
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▲From the 1890s he experimented with [[decorative art]]<ref name=snl/> in the [[Arts and Crafts Movement|Arts and Crafts]] style. From 1896 to 1899 he was preoccupied with illustrating the works of [[Snorri Sturluson]], together with [[Erik Werenskiold]], whom he had met in Munich. Some of his works were [[Weaving|woven]] into large [[Tapestry|tapestries]]. He also created monumental decorations, some of which have been lost, as was his house at Lysaker which was consumed by fire in 1982.<ref name=nbl/>
▲Munthe was a member of the selection committee at [[Høstutstillingen]] from its start in 1882 to 1890. He was a member of the board of the National Gallery of Norway from 1892 to 1905 and ''Den norske Husflidsforening'' from 1897 to his death, and [[chair (official)|chair]] of the National Gallery from 1905 to 1907. He was decorated as a Commander of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav]] and a Knight of the Danish [[Order of the Dannebrog]] and the Swedish [[Order of the Polar Star]]. He died in January 1929 in Bærum, but was buried in Elverum.<ref name=nbl/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Munthe Gerhard Munthe at Wikimedia Commons]
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[[Category:1849 births]]
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