Georg Sturm (Vienna, August 12, 1855 - Wageningen, March 16, 1923) was a painter of Austrian origin who worked in the Netherlands from 1882. Biography Georg Sturm was born in 1855, the son of Friedrich Sturm and Amalia Rhimer. He was married to Sofie Alexandrine Altschiller. Sturm was a teacher at the Rijksschool voor Kunstnijverheid Amsterdam and was a friend of the master builder Pierre Cuypers. Sturm settled in Wageningen in 1917, where he remained until his death, with a brief interruption from November 1920 to May 1921 when he lived in Doorwerth. The couple left no children. Works Rijksmuseum Sturm designed much of the decoration of the Rijksmuseum building. Despite the fact that Sturm produced his paintings on canvas, they were intended as murals. Cuypers and Sturm aimed to integrate the mural as much as possible with the architecture and painted decoration, so the color scheme closely matched it. Also, the murals were not to appear too three-dimensional; after all, the decoration was also flat. Therefore, Sturm outlined his figures and only barely indicated depth. This achieved the intended graphic effect. The tile tableaux on the exterior of the Rijksmuseum are also by Sturm's hand: the front depicts armor bearers, while the other sides show historical scenes; all made at Villeroy & Boch. In the run-up to the Rijksmuseum's reopening in 2013 after more than a decade of reconstruction and renovation, all of Sturm's decorations were restored by the Limburg Restoration Atelier Foundation, and wall hangings that had been removed during the 20th century were restored to their place in the main rooms in the museum's main axis (the Front Hall and the Gallery of Honor). Sturm's work in the Rijksmuseum, as part of the Gesamtkunstwerk that Cuypers envisioned, portrays the history of the Netherlands in brilliant colors. In 2000, the Rijksmuseum acquired a "Tile Tableau with the Three Graces" designed by Sturm. The tableau was made in 1882 at Plateelbakker Rozenburg in The Hague. The tile picture was intended for the exterior of the training school, which was built on the grounds of the Rijksmuseum. Cuypers was not satisfied with Rozenburg's sample piece and had another manufacturer make the final tile tableau. Amsterdam Central Station Also at Cuypers' request, he designed much of the decoration of the Amsterdam Centraal Station. For example, in the Central Station there are decorations by his hand in the King's Pavilion (the royal waiting room) on the theme of royalty and authority. Government House in Overijssel Sturm also designed the murals in the States Room of the (former) Gouvernementshuis in Overijssel (Zwolle), which was built in neo-Gothic style between 1895 and 1898 under the direction of state architect Jacobus van Lokhorst. The monumental murals (on canvas) depict highlights of the history of the province of Overijssel. The canvases to Sturm's design were painted by painter Titus van der Laars. Government building in Drenthe There are also intact paintings in the States Room of the Gouvernementsgebouw in Assen (now part of the Drents Museum). The meetings of the Provincial States were held in this hall. Together, the five paintings form a unique ensemble and depict the most important episodes in the history of Drenthe: the building of a hunebed, the preaching of the Christian faith, the conquest of Drenthe by Charlemagne, the donation of Drenthe to the bishop of Utrecht and the Deputies of Drenthe plotting the Landrecht (Land Law). Other work Sturm also painted the ceiling of the Academy Building (Utrecht) of the University of Utrecht on Domplein. In addition, Georg Sturm produced portraits in joyous 19th-century style. For example, he portrayed his close friend, the sculptor August Falise, in hunter's outfit. These portraits are mostly in private possession. Falise made a bronze bust of Sturm in 1918 that is now on display the Cuypershuis in Roermond. Sturm's reputation is also evidenced by his involvement in designs for royalty. The embroidery inside the Golden Coach (1898) was made from drawings by Sturm. Also in 1898, he made (with his fellow teacher Bart van Hove) the Inauguration medal for Queen Wilhelmina and the plaque honoring Queen Regent Emma.