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His early influences included [[Thomas de Keyser]] and [[Jacob Adriaensz Backer]]. In 1635, van Loo moved to [[Amsterdam]], <ref>Bredius, 1916: A.Bredius, ''Waerom Jacob van Loo in 1660 Amsterdam verliet'', (Oud Holland 34, 1916, pp.47-52), p.49.</ref> where his contemporaries included [[Rembrandt]], [[Frans Hals]], and [[Bartholomeus van der Helst]]. In 1643 he married Anna Lengele, the sister of the painter Martinus Lengele (1604–1668). The couple had six children.<ref>[http://www.wga.hu/bio_m/l/loo/jacob/biograph.html Web Gallery of Art]</ref> They lived on Rozengracht in the [[Jordaan]] district of Amsterdam. [[Eglon van der Neer]] became one of his pupils. In 1660, Van Loo fled the city after fatally stabbing someone during an altercation at an inn. He was sentenced to death in absentia which forever prevented his return to the [[Dutch Republic]].<ref name = NIAH>[http://www.rkd.nl/rkddb/dispatcher.aspx?action=search&database=ChoiceArtists&search=priref=50782 Loo, Jacob van] at the Netherlands Institute for Art History.</ref> Van Loo settled in Paris, where he was admitted to the ''[[Académie de peinture et de sculpture]]''. He died in Paris in 1670. |
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Van Loo's work was done in the [[Baroque]] style that had originated in [[Rome]] and popular throughout Europe. He was a major influence on [[Johannes Vermeer]] as can be seen in Vermeer’s painting, ''[[Diana and Her Companions]]''. |
Van Loo's work was done in the [[Baroque]] style that had originated in [[Rome]] and popular throughout Europe. He was a major influence on [[Johannes Vermeer]] as can be seen in Vermeer’s painting, ''[[Diana and Her Companions]]''. |
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Revision as of 12:03, 22 October 2014
Jacob van Loo (1614 – 26 November 1670) was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age. 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.[1][2] 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
Van Loo was born in the Dutch town Sluis, the Dutch Republic. Some sources have speculated that his father, Jan van Loo, may have been a notary,[3] but more often his father is described as a painter from whom Jacob van Loo received his early training. Little is known of Van Loo's early history due to the destruction of the city archives in Sluis during World War II.
His early influences included Thomas de Keyser and Jacob Adriaensz Backer. In 1635, van Loo moved to Amsterdam, [4] where his contemporaries included Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Bartholomeus van der Helst. In 1643 he married Anna Lengele, the sister of the painter Martinus Lengele (1604–1668). The couple had six children.[5] They lived on Rozengracht in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam. Eglon van der Neer became one of his pupils. In 1660, Van Loo fled the city after fatally stabbing someone during an altercation at an inn. He was sentenced to death in absentia which forever prevented his return to the Dutch Republic.[6] Van Loo settled in Paris, where he was admitted to the Académie de peinture et de sculpture. He died in Paris in 1670.
Van Loo's work was done in the Baroque style that had originated in Rome and popular throughout Europe. He was a major influence on Johannes Vermeer as can be seen in Vermeer’s painting, Diana and Her Companions.
Van Loo painted many portraits. Among his subjects were Johan Huydecoper van Maarseveen; his sister, Leonara Huydecoper, who was married to Jan J. Hinlopen; Joan Ortt, who was later involved with Antoinette Bourignon; and his wife Lucretia Boudaen.
Jacob van Loo's son, Louis Abraham van Loo, was also a painter, as were his grandsons, Jean-Baptiste van Loo and Charles-André van Loo.
Gallery
- Works by Jacob van Loo
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Meebeeck Cruywagen Family, c. 1640-45. -
A concert. -
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Young woman going to bed, c. 1650. -
Naked man and woman, 1650s. -
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Portrait of a gentleman, 1668.
References
- ^ Pilkington, Matthew, A.M, A General Dictionary of Painters, vol II, London 1829, p.485.
- ^ Sluijter, Eric Jan, Rembrandt and the Female Nude, Amsterdam University Press, 2006, p.245
- ^ Blankert, A. (1999) Hollands Classicisme in de zeventiende-eeuwse schilderkunst, p. 164.
- ^ Bredius, 1916: A.Bredius, Waerom Jacob van Loo in 1660 Amsterdam verliet, (Oud Holland 34, 1916, pp.47-52), p.49.
- ^ Web Gallery of Art
- ^ Loo, Jacob van at the Netherlands Institute for Art History.
External links
- Record at Getty Research
- Biography from Kresge Art Gallery
- Biography at Daphne Alazraki Fine Art
- Works and literature on Jacob van Loo
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