Charles-André van Loo

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Charles-André van Loo
Self-portrait of Charles-André van Loo
Born15 February 1705
Nice, Duchy of Savoy (now France)
Died15 July 1765
Paris, France
EducationBenedetto Luti, Rome; Académie Royale, Paris
Known forPainter
MovementOrientalist; Modern French school

Carle or Charles-André van Loo (French pronunciation:

genre scenes.[1]

Life

Charles-André van Loo, The Virgin, 1738

He was born in Nice, then part of the Duchy of Savoy. Van Loo followed his brother Jean-Baptiste to Turin, and then to Rome in 1712, where he studied under Benedetto Luti and the sculptor Pierre Le Gros. After leaving Italy in 1723, he worked in Paris, studied at the Académie Royale, where he gained first prize for drawing in 1723, and received the first prize for historical painting in 1727[2]—as did his future rival François Boucher. In 1724 he won the Prix de Rome.

After again visiting Turin in 1727, he was employed by king

Louis XV of France in 1762.[2] He was a most successful court painter but his portraits as well as history paintings also enjoyed an enormous success throughout all Europe. He died in Paris on 15 July 1765.[1][3]

Work

By his simplicity of style and correctness of design, the result of his study of the great Italian masters, he did much to purify the modern French school; but the praise that was later lavished upon his productions now appears undue and excessive.[2] His patrons included members of the court, the Gobelins factory, private individuals, and the church. In the ensuing centuries, Van Loo's critical fortune has plummeted, although his ability remains admirable, and the quality and variety of his work command respect. His Marriage of the Virgin is preserved in the Louvre.[1][3]

Paintings

  • Painting, 1752-1753, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
    Painting, 1752-1753, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
  • Architecture, 1752-1753, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
    Architecture, 1752-1753, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
  • Sculpture, 1752-1753, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
    Sculpture, 1752-1753, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
  • Music, 1752-1753, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
    Music, 1752-1753, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
  • Saint Andrew
    Saint Andrew
  • Portrait of Innocente Guillemette de Rosnyvinen de Pire, 1762
    Portrait of Innocente Guillemette de Rosnyvinen de Pire, 1762
  • Perseus and Andromeda
    Perseus and Andromeda
  • Marie Leczinska, Queen of France (1703-1768), 1747, Versailles
    Marie Leczinska, Queen of France (1703-1768), 1747, Versailles
  • Louis XV (1710-1774)
    Louis XV
     (1710-1774)
  • La Marquise de Pompadour, 1754-1755, Versailles, Petit Trianon
    La Marquise de Pompadour, 1754-1755, Versailles, Petit Trianon
  • The Three Graces, 1763
    The Three Graces, 1763
  • Portrait of William 1st Viscount Bateman
    Portrait of William 1st Viscount Bateman
  • Mercury and Argus
    Mercury and Argus
  • The Victory of Alexander over Porus
    The Victory of Alexander over Porus
  • Theseus Taming the Bull of Marathon
    Theseus Taming the Bull of Marathon
  • Baccus et Ariane
    Baccus et Ariane
  • The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi

References

  1. ^ a b c Charles-André van Loo at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. ^ a b c d  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vanloo, Charles Andrew". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 895.
  3. ^ a b "LACMA Charles-André Vanloo". collections.lacma.org. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

External links

Media related to Charles André van Loo at Wikimedia Commons

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