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Loo (surname)
Loo (written 盧/ 卢 as a Han character) may refer to these people: Painting * Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo (1719–1795), French painter of allegorical scenes and portraits * Charles-André van Loo (1705–1765), French subject painter * Jean-Baptiste van Loo (1684–1745), French subject and portrait painter * Louis-Michel van Loo (1707–1771), French painter Sport * Alexa Loo (born 1972), Canadian snowboarder * Katrin Loo (born 1991), Estonian footballer * Loo Hor-Kuay, Taiwanese Olympic basketball player * Martin Loo (born 1988), Estonian cross-country mountain biker * Rudolf Loo (1902–1983), Estonian amateur wrestler Other * Ellen Joyce Loo (1986–2018), member of the Hong Kong musical group at17 * Raine Loo (1945–2020), Estonian actress * Richard Loo Richard Loo (October 1, 1903 – November 20, 1983) was an American film actor who was one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Amédée-Philippe Van Loo
Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo (25 August 1719 – 15 November 1795) was a French painter of allegory, allegorical scenes and portraits. He studied under his father, the painter Jean-Baptiste van Loo, at Turin and Rome, where in 1738 he won the Prix de Rome, then at Aix-en-Provence, before returning to Paris in 1745. He was invited to join the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1747, and that year he married his cousin Marie-Marguerite Lebrun, daughter of the painter Michel Lebrun (died 1753). He was the author of the only known real-life portrait of the Marquis de Sade. Among his brothers were the painters François van Loo (1708–1732) and Louis-Michel van Loo (1707–1771). External links More on his works 1719 births 1795 deaths 18th-century French painters French male painters French portrait painters Prix de Rome for painting Rococo painters 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-André Van Loo
Carle or Charles-André van Loo (; 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. Life 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—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 Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, for whom he pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Van Loo
Jean-Baptiste van Loo (14 January 1684 – 19 December 1745) was a French subject and portrait painter. Life and career He was born in Aix-en-Provence, and was instructed in art by his father Louis-Abraham van Loo, son of Jacob van Loo. Having at an early age executed several pictures for the decoration of the church and public buildings at Aix, he was employed on similar work at Toulon, which he was obliged to leave during the siege of 1707. He was patronized by the prince of Carignan, who sent him to Rome, where he studied under Benedetto Luti. He was much employed painting for churches in Rome, and in particular executed a greatly praised ''Scourging of Christ'' for the church of Santa Maria in Monticelli. At Turin he painted Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy and several members of his court. Then, moving to Paris, where he was elected a member of the ''Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture'', he executed various altar-pieces and restored the works of Francesco Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Michel Van Loo
Louis-Michel van Loo (2 March 1707, Toulon – 20 March 1771, Paris) was a French Painting, painter. Biography He studied under his father, the painter Jean-Baptiste van Loo, at Turin and Rome, and he won a prize at the ''Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture'' in Paris in 1725. With his uncle, the painter Charles-André van Loo, he went to Rome in 1727–1732, and in 1736 he became court painter to Philip V of Spain at Madrid, where he was a founder-member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in 1752. He returned to Paris in 1753, and painted many portraits of Louis XV of France. In 1765 he succeeded Charles-André as director of the special school of the French academy known as the ''École Royale des Élèves Protégés''. In 1766 he made the portrait of the Portuguese statesman Sebastião de Melo, Marquis of Pombal. Among his brothers were the painters François van Loo (1708–1732) and Charles-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Loo
Alexa Loo (born October 6, 1972) is a Canadian snowboarder and city council member for Richmond, British Columbia City Council. As a snowboarder, she competed in the parallel giant slalom at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. Snowboarding career highlights *Loo became the first Canadian woman to earn a medal in alpine snowboarding when she won a bronze medal in the woman's parallel giant slalom (PGS) at the World Cup in Plan de Corones, Italy. *Finished ninth in PGS at the World Cup Lac Beauport, Quebec. *Gold medalist in PGS at the Nor Am Cup in Copper Mountain (Colorado). *Eighth in PGS at the 2005 World Cup, Tandadalen, Sweden. *16th in PGS at the 2005 World Cup in Sapporo-Makomanai, Japan. *17th in PGS at the 2005 World Cup in Bardonecchia, Italy. *Silver medalist in parallel slalom at the 2005 NorAm Cup PSL, Sun Peaks, British Columbia. *14th in PGS at the 2004 World Cup, Soelden, Austria. *Finished 20th overall in the PGS at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Loo se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrin Loo
Katrin Loo (born 2 January 1991) is a retired Estonian footballer who played as an forward for Naiste Meistriliiga club FC Flora and the Estonia women's national team. Career Loo made her debut for the Estonian national team as soon as May 2007, in a friendly match against Latvia. In club competitions, she started her career playing for Flora Tallinn in Estonia's Meistriliiga before transferring in 2011 to Dayton Flyers in the NCAA. in Dayton Flyers' website She subsequently moved to Finland's , playing first for and later for |
Martin Loo
Martin Loo (born 9 April 1988) is an Estonian cross-country mountain biker Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe .... He also competes in cyclo-cross. Major results ;2007 : 1st National Cross-country Championships ;2012 : 1st National Cross-country Championships ;2013 : 1st National Cross-country Championships ;2014 : 1st National Cross-country Championships ;2015 : 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships ;2016 : 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships ;2017 : 1st National Cross-country Marathon Championships : 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships ;2018 : 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships References External links * * 1988 births Living people Estonian male cyclists Cyclo-cross cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers European Games competitors for E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Loo
Rudolf Loo (1 December 1902 – 30 May 1983) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in the Greco-Roman light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal at the 1926 European Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal at the 1927 European Wrestling Championships The 1927 European Wrestling Championships The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. It predates World Wrestling Championships .... References External links * 1902 births 1983 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Estonia Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Estonian male sport wrestlers Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to Sweden Sportspeople from Narva 20th-century Estonian people {{Estonia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Joyce Loo
Ellen Joyce Loo Hoi Tung (; 27 March 1986 – 5 August 2018) was a Canadian-Hong Kong musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. She was the guitarist, backing vocalist and a co-founder of the folk-pop rock group at17. Early life Loo was born in Toronto, Canada, on March 27, 1986. At age 4, she moved to Hong Kong. She learned classical guitar from her father at the age of nine. At age 14, she and her older brother, P. J. Loo, entered the musical competition "Original Music 2000" (原音2000), which was held by Tom Lee Music in Hong Kong. They won third prize in the competition. Personal life Loo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2013, and made her first public statement regarding the disorder in April 2015. She came out as a lesbian at the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan in 2017. She married Taiwanese cinematographer Fisher Yu in 2016. The couple registered their marriage in Canada. Death Loo died after falling from her apartment building in Happy Valley, Hong Kong on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raine Loo
Raine Loo (28 March 1945 – 16 May 2020) was an Estonian stage, television and film actress. Early life and education Raine Loo was born in the former Taevere Parish in Viljandi County, which is now part of Põhja-Sakala Parish. She attended No. 8 School in Tartu (now, the Tartu Forselius School), graduating in 1963. Afterward, she studied acting at the Vanemuine teaching studio, where she graduated from in 1965. Stage career In 1965, Loo became engaged at the Vanemuine theatre as an actress. Her first major role at the Vanemuine was that of Ingrid in a 1965 production of Mati Unt's ''See maailm või teine''. Notable performances at the Vanemuine have included roles in works by such varied international authors and playwrights as: Shakespeare, Chekhov, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, T. S. Eliot, Molière, Maxim Gorky, Ion Druță, Friedrich Schiller, Witold Gombrowicz and Arthur Miller, among others. Roles in productions of Estonian authors and playwrights include: Lilli Promet, Os ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Loo
Richard Loo (October 1, 1903 – November 20, 1983) was an American film actor who was one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1982. Early life Chinese by ancestry and Hawaiian by birth, Loo spent his youth in Hawaii, then moved to California as a teenager. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and began a career in business. Career The stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent economic depression forced Loo to start over. He became involved with amateur, then professional, theater companies and in 1931 made his first film. Like most Asian actors in non-Asian countries, he played primarily small, stereotypical roles, though he rose quickly to familiarity, if not fame, in a number of films. His stern features led him to be a favorite movie villain, and the outbreak of World War II gave him greater prominence in roles as vicious Japanese soldiers in su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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