Maurits Leon (1838 - 1865) - photo 1

Maurits Leon

Maurits Leon was a Dutch history and genre painter. Leon studied from 1853 to 1854 at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague under the direction of Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove, Hubertus van Hove, David Bles and Petrus Franciscus Greive. He dealt with genre painting, especially motifs from the Jewish cult. In 1859 he visited Antwerp, from 1860 to 1865 he lived in Amsterdam, in 1865 he returned to The Hague. At the Amsterdam Exhibition in 1865 he won a gold medal for his "Dissolution of the Sacred Scroll of the Law". From 1859 he took part in exhibitions in The Hague and Leeuwarden.

Date and place of birt:10 april 1838, Haag, The Netherlands
Date and place of death:7 october 1865, Haag, The Netherlands
Nationality:The Netherlands
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Painter
Genre:Genre art, History painting
Art style:Realism
Technique:Oil, Oil on canvas

Creators The Netherlands

Jan Gabrielsz Sonjé (1625 - 1707)
Jan Gabrielsz Sonjé
1625 - 1707
Gerard Valck (1652 - 1726)
Gerard Valck
1652 - 1726
Frits van Eeden (1944)
Frits van Eeden
1944
Alexander Joseph Daiwaille (1818 - 1888)
Alexander Joseph Daiwaille
1818 - 1888
Cornelis Lelienbergh (1626 - 1676)
Cornelis Lelienbergh
1626 - 1676
Pieter Gerardus van Os (1776 - 1839)
Pieter Gerardus van Os
1776 - 1839
Theodorus Gerardus L'Herminez (1921 - 1997)
Theodorus Gerardus L'Herminez
1921 - 1997
Peter Franciscus Peters II (1818 - 1903)
Peter Franciscus Peters II
1818 - 1903
Gerrit Adriaensz. de Heer (1606 - 1670)
Gerrit Adriaensz. de Heer
1606 - 1670
Fredrik Marinus Kruseman (1816 - 1882)
Fredrik Marinus Kruseman
1816 - 1882
Hendrick Avercamp (1585 - 1634)
Hendrick Avercamp
1585 - 1634
Anthonie Jansz. van der Croos (1606 - 1662)
Anthonie Jansz. van der Croos
1606 - 1662
 Willem van Honthorst (1594 - 1666)
Willem van Honthorst
1594 - 1666
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot (1586 - 1666)
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot
1586 - 1666
Joris Laarman (1979)
Joris Laarman
1979
Pol Dom (1885 - 1978)
Pol Dom
1885 - 1978

Creators Realism

 Jean (Jan) Michael Ruyten (1813 - 1881)
Jean (Jan) Michael Ruyten
1813 - 1881
Vasily Vasilyevich Mate (1856 - 1917)
Vasily Vasilyevich Mate
1856 - 1917
Abel-Dominique Boyé (1864 - 1933)
Abel-Dominique Boyé
1864 - 1933
Gennady Lvovich Rogozny (1948 - 2007)
Gennady Lvovich Rogozny
1948 - 2007
Kiriak Konstantinovich Kostandi (1852 - 1921)
Kiriak Konstantinovich Kostandi
1852 - 1921
Jean-Baptiste Berré (1777 - 1838)
Jean-Baptiste Berré
1777 - 1838
Walter Marcuse (1896 - 1976)
Walter Marcuse
1896 - 1976
Jacques Guiaud (1810 - 1876)
Jacques Guiaud
1810 - 1876
Muirhead Bone (1876 - 1953)
Muirhead Bone
1876 - 1953
Herbert Abrams (1921 - 2003)
Herbert Abrams
1921 - 2003
Alexandre Defaux (1826 - 1900)
Alexandre Defaux
1826 - 1900
Yuri Vladimirovich Belov (1929 - 2017)
Yuri Vladimirovich Belov
1929 - 2017
Thomas Blinks (1860 - 1912)
Thomas Blinks
1860 - 1912
Frederick Smallfield (1829 - 1915)
Frederick Smallfield
1829 - 1915
Sergey Semyonovich Voroshilov (1864 - 1912)
Sergey Semyonovich Voroshilov
1864 - 1912
John Lavery (1856 - 1941)
John Lavery
1856 - 1941