Jozef Israëls Children playing in the surf

Jozef Israëls, an important painter of the Hague School

Jozef Israëls (1824–1911) is one of the most important artists of the Hague School. He was born in Groningen into a humble Jewish family. His parents initially envisioned a career as a rabbi for him, but at a young age, it became clear that his talents lay in art. From the age of eleven, he took drawing and painting lessons at the Minerva Academy in his hometown. At eighteen, he w ...