Jacob van Loo

Unlike Rembrandt, he drew these nudes on blue paper. In 1663, three years after fleeing to Paris, Jacob van Loo was accepted into the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. 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.

Eglon van der Neer and Jean van Loo are recorded as having studied under Jacob van Loo. The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, genre and mythological. The authority associates the name with Dutch Golden Age painting. Residence is recorded at Paris and Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are The Meebeeck Crywagen family near the gate of their country home on the Uitweg near Amsterdam, Lovers and Bacchic scene. Work by Jacob van Loo is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Amsterdam Museum and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

• Name — Jacob van Loo • Born — 1614 • Birthplace — Sluis, Dutch Republic • Died — 26 November 1670 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Painter

Van Loo was born in Sluis, a town in the Dutch Republic. Some sources have speculated that his father, Jan van Loo, may have been a notary, 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 are said to have included Thomas de Keyser and Jacob Adriaensz Backer. • Illustration — Ariadne (1652). Wilanów Palace, Warsaw

In 1635, van Loo moved to Amsterdam, In 1642 he married Anna Lengele, the sister of the painter Martinus Lengele (1604–1668). The couple had six children, including the painters Jean van Loo and his better known brother Louis-Abraham van Loo. Their grandsons, Jean-Baptiste van Loo and Charles-André van Loo were among the most famous French painters of the 18th century. They lived on Rozengracht in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam.

In 1660, van Loo fled from Amsterdam 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. Van Loo settled in Paris, where, in 1663, he was admitted to the Académie de peinture et de sculpture. He died in Paris in 1670, three years after the van Loo family were naturalised as French citizens.

• Illustration — Meebeeck Cruywagen Family, c. 1640-45. • Illustration — A concert, 1652. • Illustration — Danaë, after 1640. • Illustration — Melancholy, after 1660. • Illustration — Young woman going to bed, c. 1650. • Illustration — Male and Female nudes, 1650s. • Illustration — Diana and her Nymphs, 1654. • Illustration — Portrait of a gentleman, 1668. • Illustration — Danae, 1650. • Illustration — Bacchic Scene, 1653. • Illustration — Diana and her nymphs, 1648. • Illustration — Boy with Top and Dog, c. 1650-1655 • Illustration — The French Royal Family in circa 1663. • Illustration — Joan Huydecoper and his wife. • Illustration — Portrait of Michel Corneille the Elder, van Loo's reception piece to the Académie, c. 1662

The authorities additionally record the headings Jakob Loo, Jacob Vanloo, Jacques Loo, Jacob Van Loo and Jakob van Loo. His recorded language was Dutch. He married Anna Lengele. 2 children are recorded: Louis-Abraham van Loo and Jean van Loo.

Jacob van Loo is recorded as painter.