Moritz Calisch

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Self portrait

Moritz Calisch (1819, Amsterdam – 1870, Amsterdam), was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

According to the RKD he studied at the Royal Academy of Amsterdam under Jan Adam Kruseman and became a member of Arti et Amicitiae, where he later served as vice-chairman.^[1] In 1834 he won 150 guilders from the Drawing society of Rotterdam and a double silver medal for two paintings; A nursery visit in the family of a fisherman and Louis Bonaparte offering assistance during a flood.^[2] He is known for portraits of the Jewish elite of Amsterdam, but also for historical genre works in the romantic style of the 19th century.^[1] He was himself Jewish and three of his friends took the initiative to create a monument in his name.

Gallery

Young woman in prayer, 1850, collection Teylers Museum

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Moritz Calisch in the RKD
↑ Abraham Jacob van der Aa

External links

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Moritz Calisch in the Joods Historisch Museum
A nursery visit in the family of a fisherman, collection Rijksmuseum
Moritz Calisch on Artnet

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Name	Calisch, Moritz
Alternative names
Short description	19th century painter from the Northern Netherlands
Date of birth	1819
Place of birth	Amsterdam
Date of death	1870
Place of death	Amsterdam

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