Johannes Pauwelszon Moreelse: A Pioneer of Utrecht Caravaggism Johan Pauwelszon Moreelse (c. 1603 – October 1634), a Dutch Baroque painter hailing from Utrecht, stands as a pivotal figure within the Utrecht Caravaggist school—a movement that dramatically reshaped artistic sensibilities during the Dutch Golden Age. Little is definitively known about Moreelse’s formative years. Born around 1603 in Utrecht, he descended from a family st…