Paulus Moreelse (1571 – 1638)

• Was a Dutch painter, mainly of portraits.
• Moreelse was born and lived most of his life in Utrecht.
• He was a pupil of the Delft portrait painter Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt.
• He took a study-trip to Italy, where he received many portrait commissions.
• Back in Utrecht, in 1596 he became a member of the zadelaarsgilde (Saddler's guild), which then embraced the painters as well.
• In 1611, along with Abraham Bloemaert, he was one of the founders of a new painters' guild, called "St. Lucas-gilde", and became its first deken.
• Moreelse was also active as an architect, building Utrecht's Catharijnepoort.
• Among his many pupils was Dirck van Baburen.
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