Louis-Michel van Loo

(1707–1771) fransk målare

Louis-Michel van Loo (France, 1707–1771) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Louis-Michel van Loo belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.

Louis-Michel van Loo was born in Toulon and died in Paris. Louis-Michel van Loo studied under Jean-Baptiste van Loo. Louis-Michel van Loo worked in Italy, Paris, Spain, and Paris. Wikidata associates Louis-Michel van Loo with Classicism. The awards include Prix de Rome and resident at the Villa Medici.

One of the best-known works is ‘The Family of Philip V’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 54 works by Louis-Michel van Loo with free images. The dated works span the years 1730–1800. Works by Louis-Michel van Loo are held by several collections, among them Musée de l'Histoire de France, Museo del Prado, Pradomuseet, and Nationalmuseum. Wikidata links 3 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Rococo’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Michel-Ange Slodtz, Marianne Loir, Antoine Favray, Pietro Rotari, and Maria Felice Tibaldi-Subleyras.

• Rococo
• The Family of Philip V