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Johannes Moreelse

Dutch, Baroque,Dutch Golden Age

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Born:c.1603; Zundert, Netherlands

Died:October, 1634; Zundert, Netherlands

Education:Utrecht School,Caravaggisti

Known for:painting

Movement:Baroque,Dutch Golden Age

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. 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.