Charles-André van Loo

Charles-André van Loo
Portrait by Pierre Le Sueur, 1747
Born15 February 1705
Nice, County of Nice (now France)
Died15 July 1765(1765-07-15) (aged 60)
EducationBenedetto Luti, Rome; Académie Royale, Paris
Known forPainter
MovementOrientalist; Modern French school

Carle or Charles-André van Loo (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ɑ̃dʁe vɑ̃ lo]; 15 February 1705 – 15 July 1765) was a French painter, son of the painter Louis-Abraham van Loo, a younger brother of Jean-Baptiste van Loo and grandson of Jacob van Loo. He was the most famous member of a successful dynasty of painters of Dutch origin. His oeuvre includes every category: religion, history painting, mythology, portraiture, allegory, and genre scenes.