Johannes Paulus Moreelse
Utrecht Caravaggist portrait painter
Johannes Paulus Moreelse, or Johan Pauwelszon Moreelse, was a Dutch baroque painter belonging to the school of Utrecht Caravaggism during the Dutch Golden Age. 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.
Artworks by this artist
- An old alchemist in his study
- Portrait of a Lady 1627
- Singing Shepherdess with Shepherd 1630
- A shepherd holding Pan’s pipe
- Heraclitus
- Portrait of Lucas van Voorst 1628
- Portrait Of An Officer 1621
- Democritus
- Portrait of a Lady
- Vanity
- Portrait of Catharina van Voorst 1628
- Democritus,the Laughing Philosopher c. 1630
- The Holy Family
- A Mother And Child As Venus And Cupid 1624
- Portrait of a Man