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

Christina Gerarda Enschedé (1791 - 1873)
Christina Gerarda Enschedé
1791 - 1873
Willem Van Odekerken (1610 - 1677)
Willem Van Odekerken
1610 - 1677
Jan van der Heyden (1637 - 1712)
Jan van der Heyden
1637 - 1712
Johannes van der Bent (1650 - 1690)
Johannes van der Bent
1650 - 1690
Gerrit van Houten (1866 - 1934)
Gerrit van Houten
1866 - 1934
Jan Dibbets (1941)
Jan Dibbets
1941
Willem Kalf (1619 - 1693)
Willem Kalf
1619 - 1693
Jan Schoonhoven (1914 - 1994)
Jan Schoonhoven
1914 - 1994
Oene Romkes de Jongh (1812 - 1896)
Oene Romkes de Jongh
1812 - 1896
August Allebé (1838 - 1927)
August Allebé
1838 - 1927
Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp (1612 - 1652)
Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp
1612 - 1652
PINK De Thierry (1943)
PINK De Thierry
1943
César Domela Nieuwenhuis (1900 - 1992)
César Domela Nieuwenhuis
1900 - 1992
Bart van der Leck (1876 - 1958)
Bart van der Leck
1876 - 1958
Juul Kraijer (1970)
Juul Kraijer
1970
Arie Johannes Lamme (1812 - 1900)
Arie Johannes Lamme
1812 - 1900

Creators Realism

Robert Havell II (1793 - 1878)
Robert Havell II
1793 - 1878
August Knip (1819 - 1861)
August Knip
1819 - 1861
Edgard Tytgat (1879 - 1957)
Edgard Tytgat
1879 - 1957
Bernard (Ben) Essers (1893 - 1945)
Bernard (Ben) Essers
1893 - 1945
Viktor Tóth (1893 - 1963)
Viktor Tóth
1893 - 1963
Wolfgang Mattheuer (1927 - 2004)
Wolfgang Mattheuer
1927 - 2004
Thomas Robins (the Younger) (1748 - 1806)
Thomas Robins (the Younger)
1748 - 1806
Pieter van Maes (1649 - 1703)
Pieter van Maes
1649 - 1703
Paul Louchet (1854 - 1936)
Paul Louchet
1854 - 1936
Carl Seiler (1846 - 1921)
Carl Seiler
1846 - 1921
Jeanna Bauck (1840 - 1926)
Jeanna Bauck
1840 - 1926
Eugène Deshayes (1862 - 1939)
Eugène Deshayes
1862 - 1939
Carl Ludwig Scheins (1808 - 1879)
Carl Ludwig Scheins
1808 - 1879
Wilhelm Carl Räuber (1849 - 1926)
Wilhelm Carl Räuber
1849 - 1926
Vladimir Fyodorovich Stozharov (1926 - 1973)
Vladimir Fyodorovich Stozharov
1926 - 1973
Leon Georges Calves (1848 - 1923)
Leon Georges Calves
1848 - 1923