Arent Greve was a Norwegian painter and goldsmith.

He was born in Bergen

Bergen

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 as a son of goldsmith Jan Greve and his wife Maren, née Engelsdorph. He took his goldsmith's education at Fabricius in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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 from 1753. He later travelled extensively in France, German and Italian states to study. He later returned to Bergen, where he acquired burghership in January 1774. In the same year he married a merchant's daughter from Christianssand

Kristiansand

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, who died in 1784.

In addition to being a goldsmith, Greve created other sorts of craftings and paintings. Among others he became known for his aquarels. He died on his farm Aastvedt in Fana

Fana

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 in December 1808. His writings and art were mostly taken over by the public library, Bergens Museum and Vestlandske Kunstindustrimuseum. He is also an ancestor of Egil and Tim Greve

Tim Greve

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