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Peeter van Loon

Peeter van Loon

Flemish painter (c.1600–1660)

Peeter van Loon (c.1600–1660) was a Flemish Baroque painter.

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According to Houbraken who quoted Cornelis De Bie, he was good at painting perspective and buildings.[1] He was born and died in Antwerp in the 17th century, but died before De Bie's book was written in 1662.[1]

According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History he was the son of the painter Guillaume van Loon and Margrita Ingenhave.[2] In 1652 and 1660, he is registered as a bachelor, and is known for historical allegories. He was mentioned in the Antwerp Liggeren as the recipient of a 1638 church payment.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    (in Dutch) Pieter van Loon mentioned in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. [2]
    Peter van Loon in the RKD
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