Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Paulus Moreelse (1571-1638) - Utrecht Portraitist

Paulus Moreelse
Portrait of Herzog Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, the Younger
1619
oil on canvas
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig

Paulus Moreelse
Portrait of a Young Woman as Flora
1633
oil on panel
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Paulus Moreelse
A Shepherdess
ca. 1630-38
oil on canvas
National Trust, Sherborne Lodge Park, Gloucestershire

Paulus Moreelse
A Shepherdess
1630
oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

"Paulus Moreelse – Dutch painter and architect, active in Utrecht, where he was the first Dean of the painter's guild, founded in 1611.  He painted various types of pictures, including portraits (similar to those of his teacher, Michiel van Miereveld, but less severe) and religious works.  More interesting than these are his Arcadian scenes with shepherds and shepherdesses; he was one of the first Dutch artists to paint such pictures.  As an architect he designed the Catherine Gate (destroyed) and possibly the facade of the Meat Market in Utrecht.  He served on the town council and was involved in founding Utrecht's university in 1636."

– Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists

Paulus Moreelse
Vertumnus and Pomona
ca. 1630
oil on canvas
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Paulus Moreelse
Young Woman at a Mirror
1632
oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Paulus Moreelse
Young Woman with a Mirror, or, Allegory of Profane Love
1627
oil on canvas
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Paulus Moreelse
Roman Charity - Cimon and Pero
1633
oil on canvas
National Galleries of Scotland

Paulus Moreelse
Portrait of a Gentleman
1632
oil on panel
National Trust, Osterley Park, London

Paulus Moreelse
Portrait of a Lady
1632
oil on canvas
National Trust, Osterley Park, London

Paulus Moreelse
Portrait of a Gentleman
1625
oil on panel
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Paulus Moreelse
Portrait of Johanna Martens
1625
oil on canvas
Museo del Prado, Madrid

Paulus Moreelse
Portrait of a Lady with a Shell
before 1638
oil on panel
Hermitage, Saint Petersburg

Paulus Moreelse
Portrait of artist Abraham Bloemaert
1609
oil on panel
Centraal Museum, Utrecht