Van Loo
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The French Van Loo family (of Dutch origin) included a number of notable painters:
- Jacob van LooJacob van LooJacob van Loo was a Flemish painter who is considered one of the Dutch Masters of the 17th Century. Van Loo is known for his conversational groupings, his use of a subtle color palette and his nudes. He was the founder of the Van Loo family of painters.- Biography :Van Loo was born in Sluis,...
(1614–1670) - Jean-Baptiste van LooJean-Baptiste van LooJean-Baptiste van Loo was a French subject and portrait painter.-Biography:He was born in Aix-en-Provence, and was instructed in art by his father Louis-Abraham van Loo, son of Jacob van Loo...
(1684–1745). - Charles-André van LooCharles-André van LooCarle or Charles-André van Loo was a French subject painter, and a younger brother of Jean-Baptiste van Loo and grandson of Jacob van Loo. He was the most famous member of a successful dynasty of painters of Dutch origin...
(1705–1765), brother of Jean-Baptiste. - Louis-Michel van LooLouis-Michel van LooLouis-Michel van Loo was a French painter.He studied under his father, the painter Jean-Baptiste van Loo, at Turin and Rome, and he won a prize at the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in Paris in 1725...
(1707–1771), son of Jean-Baptiste. - Charles-Amédée-Philippe van LooCharles-Amédée-Philippe van LooCharles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo was a French painter of allegorical scenes and portraits.He studied under his father, the painter Jean-Baptiste van Loo, at Turin and Rome, where in 1738 he won the Prix de Rome, then at Aix-en-Provence, before returning to Paris in 1745...
(1719–1795), son of Jean-Baptiste.