Art, literature & historyJean-Baptiste van Loo
1684–1745
Selected artwork
Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
1745
Other names (3)
J.B. Vanloo, J. B. Van Loo, Johann van Loo
Biography
Jean-Baptiste van Loo (14 January 1684 – 19 December 1745) was a French portrait painter.
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 forced to leave during the siege of 1707.
He was patronized by Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano, 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 the Palace of Fontainebleau.
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Influenced by
- Louis-Abraham van Looeditorial inference
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- Benedetto Lutieditorial inference
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Later influence
- Charles-André van Looeditorial inference
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- Charles Amédée Philippe Van Looeditorial inference
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- Louis-Michel van Looeditorial inference
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- Michel-François Dandré-Bardoneditorial inference
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Jean-Baptiste van Loo. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- musée Granet — Aix-en-Provence2 recorded works
- Musée Carnavalet1 recorded work
- musée d'art et d'histoire — Saint-Lô1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Bordeaux1 recorded work
- Musée du Louvre1 recorded work