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[[File:JB van Loo.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Jean-Baptiste van Loo]]
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'''Jean-Baptiste van Loo''' (14 January 1684 – 19 December 1745) was a [[France|French]] subject and portrait painter.
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| children = 3 Including; [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], [[Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo]]
| parents = [[Louis-Abraham van Loo|Louis Abraham van Loo]] (father)<br/>Marie Fossé (mother)
| birth_date = {{birth date text|11 January 1684}}
| birth_place = [[Aix-en-Provence]], [[Kingdom of France]]
| death_place = Aix-en-Provence, Kingdom of France
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'''Jean-Baptiste van Loo''' (14 January 1684 &ndash; 19 December 1745) was a French subject and portrait painter.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
He was born in [[Aix-en-Provence]], and was instructed in art by his father [[Louis-Abraham van Loo]], son of [[Jacob van Loo]]. Having at an early age executed several pictures for the decoration of the church and public buildings at Aix, he was employed on similar work at [[Toulon]], which he was obliged to leave during the siege of 1707.
He was born in [[Aix-en-Provence]], and was instructed in art by his father [[Louis-Abraham van Loo]], son of [[Jacob van Loo]]. Having at an early age executed several pictures for the decoration of the church and public buildings at Aix, he was employed on similar work at [[Toulon]], which he was obliged to leave during the siege of 1707.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Vanloo, John Baptist|volume=27|page=895}}</ref>


He was patronized by the prince of Carignan, who sent him to [[Rome]], where he studied under [[Benedetto Luti]]. He was much employed painting for churches in Rome, and in particular executed a greatly praised ''Scourging of Christ'' for the church of [[Santa Maria in Monticelli]]. At [[Turin]] he painted [[Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy]] and several members of his court. Then, moving to [[Paris]], where he was elected a member of the ''Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture'', he executed various altar-pieces and restored the works of [[Francesco Primaticcio]] at [[Fontainebleau]].
He was patronized by the prince of Carignan, who sent him to [[Rome]], where he studied under [[Benedetto Luti]]. He was much employed painting for churches in Rome, and in particular executed a greatly praised ''Scourging of Christ'' for the church of [[Santa Maria in Monticelli]]. At [[Turin]] he painted [[Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy]] and several members of his court. Then, moving to [[Paris]], where he was elected a member of the ''Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture'', he executed various altar-pieces and restored the works of [[Francesco Primaticcio]] at [[Fontainebleau]].<ref name="EB1911" /> He also painted portraits of aristocrats living in or visiting Paris, including a young William Murray who later went on to be a friend and regular client as the 1st Lord Mansfield.


In 1737 he went to [[England]], where he attracted attention by his portrait of [[Colley Cibber]] and of [[Owen McSwiny]], the theatrical manager; the latter, like many other of van Loo's works, was engraved in [[mezzotint]] by [[John Faber Junior]]. He also painted Sir [[Robert Walpole]], whose portrait by van Loo in his robes as [[chancellor of the exchequer]] is in the [[National Portrait Gallery, London]], and the prince and princess of Wales. He did not, however, practise long in England, for his health failing he retired to Paris in 1742, and afterwards to Aix, where he died on 19 December 1745. His likenesses were striking and faithful, but seldom flattering, and his heads are forcible in coloring.
In 1737 he went to [[England]], where he attracted attention by his portrait of [[Colley Cibber]] and of [[Owen McSwiny]], the theatrical manager; the latter, like many other of van Loo's works, was engraved in [[mezzotint]] by [[John Faber the Younger]]. He also painted Sir [[Robert Walpole]], whose portrait by van Loo in his robes as [[chancellor of the exchequer]] is in the [[National Portrait Gallery, London]], and the prince and princess of Wales. He did not, however, practise long in England, because of his failing health; he retired to Paris in 1742, and afterwards to Aix-en-Provence, where he died on 19 December 1745. His likenesses were striking and faithful, but seldom flattering, and his heads are forcible in coloring.<ref name="EB1911" />


==Selected works==
==Selected works==
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File:Vanloo, Triumph of Galatea.jpg|''The Triumph of [[Galatea (mythology)|Galatea]]'', 1720 ([[Hermitage Museum]]).
File:Vanloo, Triumph of Galatea.jpg|''The Triumph of [[Galatea (mythology)|Galatea]]'', 1720 ([[Hermitage Museum]]).
File:Jean-Baptiste Van Loo - Louis XV, roi de France et de Navarre (1710-1774) - Google Art Project.jpg|''Louis XV, King of France and Navarre'', c. 1723 ([[Palace of Versailles]]).
File:Jean-Baptiste Van Loo - Louis XV, roi de France et de Navarre (1710-1774) - Google Art Project.jpg|''Louis XV, King of France and Navarre'', c. 1723 ([[Palace of Versailles]]).
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==References==
==References==
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*{{EB1911|wstitle=Vanloo, John Baptist|volume=27|page=895}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*{{Art UK bio}}


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Revision as of 20:41, 28 April 2024

Jean-Baptiste van Loo
Born11 January 1684 (1684-01-11)
Aix-en-Provence, Kingdom of France
Died19 December 1745 (1745-12-20) (aged 61)
Aix-en-Provence, Kingdom of France
Children3 Including; Louis-Michel van Loo, Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo
Parent(s)Louis Abraham van Loo (father)
Marie Fossé (mother)

Jean-Baptiste van Loo (14 January 1684 – 19 December 1745) was a French subject and portrait painter.

Life and career

He was born in Aix-en-Provence, and was instructed in art by his father Louis-Abraham van Loo, son of Jacob van Loo. Having at an early age executed several pictures for the decoration of the church and public buildings at Aix, he was employed on similar work at Toulon, which he was obliged to leave during the siege of 1707.[1]

He was patronized by the prince of Carignan, who sent him to Rome, where he studied under Benedetto Luti. He was much employed painting for churches in Rome, and in particular executed a greatly praised Scourging of Christ for the church of Santa Maria in Monticelli. At Turin he painted Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy and several members of his court. Then, moving to Paris, where he was elected a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, he executed various altar-pieces and restored the works of Francesco Primaticcio at Fontainebleau.[1] He also painted portraits of aristocrats living in or visiting Paris, including a young William Murray who later went on to be a friend and regular client as the 1st Lord Mansfield.

In 1737 he went to England, where he attracted attention by his portrait of Colley Cibber and of Owen McSwiny, the theatrical manager; the latter, like many other of van Loo's works, was engraved in mezzotint by John Faber the Younger. He also painted Sir Robert Walpole, whose portrait by van Loo in his robes as chancellor of the exchequer is in the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the prince and princess of Wales. He did not, however, practise long in England, because of his failing health; he retired to Paris in 1742, and afterwards to Aix-en-Provence, where he died on 19 December 1745. His likenesses were striking and faithful, but seldom flattering, and his heads are forcible in coloring.[1]

Selected works

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vanloo, John Baptist". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 895.

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