Johannes Paulus Moreelse, or ''Johan Pauwelszon Moreelse'' ( – October 1634), was a Dutch

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Life

Moreelse was born in Utrecht, Holland. His father, Paulus Moreelse, was at that time a famous portrait painter. Little is known about his life. Johan Moreelse studied in Utrecht, in the studio of his father, and then in Rome (1627), where he was appointed into a papal knight order. Moreelse died in his home town during a plague epidemic. His small number of known works were only assigned to him in the 1970s.

Gallery

File:Utrecht Moreelse Democrite.JPG, '' Democritus'', , Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands File:Utrecht Moreelse Heraclite.JPG, '' Heraclitus'', , Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands File:Saint Jean-Baptiste.jpg, '' Saint Jean-Baptiste'', , Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, Lyon, France File:Moreelse Clio - muse of history.jpg, ''Clio: Muse of History'', ,

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File:Le Repentir de saint Pierre.JPG, ''The Repentance of Saint Peter'', , Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'archéologie de Besançon, Besançon, France

References

Bibliography

*B. Nicolson, ''Caravaggism in Europe'', Oxford (1979), 2nd ed., dl. I, pp. 150–151 *J. A. Spicer .a. cat. tent. ''Masters of Light. Dutch painters in Utrecht during the Golden Age'', Baltimore (The Walkers Art Gallery), San Francisco (Fine Arts Museum), London (The National Gallery) (1997–1998), pp. 385–386

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreelse, Johannes 1603 births 1634 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Utrecht (city) Caravaggisti