#paulus moreelse

[portraituresque]

Autoportrait. Vers 1610/20 · Paulus Moreelse

[jeannepompadour]

Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Countess of Nassau-Dietz by Paulus Moreelse, 1620 - 1625

[granstromjulius]

Paulus Moreelse

[vulturesouls]

Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1620

Oil on panel by Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571–1638)

Art Institute of Chicago

[thebaroquehuman]

1624 Ermgard Elisabeth van Dorth - Paulus Moreelse

[paintingsandhistory]

Periander, The Tyrant of Corinth (625-585 BC) (Periandros- 'One of the Seven Wise Men')

Artist: Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571–1638)

Date: n. d.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, Vaduz–Vienna, Austria

Description

Periander (died c. 585 BC) was the second tyrant of the Cypselid dynasty that ruled over ancient Corinth. Periander's rule brought about a prosperous time in Corinth's history, as his administrative skill made Corinth one of the wealthiest city states in Greece. Several accounts state that Periander was a cruel and harsh ruler, but others claim that he was a fair and just king who worked to ensure that the distribution of wealth in Corinth was more or less even. He is often considered one of the Seven Sages of Greece, men of the 6th century BC who were renowned for centuries for their wisdom.

[andmaybegayer]

A Shepherdess, Paulus Moreelse, 1630

Saw this at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, with the attached note:

This alluring shepherdess would never have been engaged in the tending of sheep. She inhabits an idealized pastoral paradise called Arcadia. Dutch 17th-century poetry repeatedly sang the praises of this imaginary land. The shepherdesses there were invariably seductive and licentious. Moreelse made many attractive paintings of this subject matter.

Which immediately made me go "oh, like Hentai"

[history-of-fashion]

1615 Paulus Moreelse - Portrait of a Young Woman

(Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen)