Johannes moreelse democritus biography
Moreelse was born around in Zundert and died October during a plague epidemic in his hometown.
Johannes Paulus Moreelse, or Johan Pauwelszon Moreelse (c..
Johannes Paulus Moreelse
Paintings
Heraclitus
Democritus
Heraclitus with a Globe
Vanity
After Johannes Moreelse
Democritus and Heraclitus
Johannes Paulus Moreelse, or Johan Pauwelszon Moreelse (c.
1603 – October 1634), 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.[1][2] 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.[1] Moreelse died in his home town during a plague epidemic.
The Utrecht painter Johannes Moreelse worked for a few years in Rome, where he was influenced by the paintings of Caravaggio.His small number of known works were only assigned to him in the 1970s.[2]
References
Fremantle, Katharine (October 1974). "The Identity of Johan Moreelse, Painter". The Burlington Magazine 116 (859): 618–620.
Retrieved 28 September 2014.
Nicolson, Benedict (October 1974). "A