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. ==Gallery==