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[[Image:Jacob Van Loo Self Portrait.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Self-portrait]] of Jacob van Loo, ca. 1660.]]
'''Jacob van Loo''' (1614, [[Sluis]] – 26 November 1670, Paris) was a [[Painting|painter]] of the [[Dutch Golden Age]], chiefly active in Amsterdam and after 1660, in Paris. Van Loo is known for his conversational groupings and his use of a subtle color palette. He was particularly celebrated for his nudes to the extent that, during his lifetime, his figures were considered superior and more popular than those of his Amsterdam rival [[Rembrandt]].<ref>Pilkington, Matthew, A.M, ''A General Dictionary of Painters'', vol II, London 1829, p.485. </ref><ref>Sluijter, Eric Jan, ''Rembrandt and the Female Nude'', Amsterdam University Press, 2006, p.245</ref> Though his father also painted, Jacob's success ensured that he would forever be referred to as the ''founder'' of the [[Van Loo]] family of painters; a dynasty which was influential in French and European painting from the 17th to the beginning of the 19th century.
== Biography ==
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