Theodoor van Loon (1581 or 1582, in

Erkelenz Erkelenz (, li, Erkelens ) is a town in the Rhineland in western Germany that lies southwest of Mönchengladbach on the northern edge of the Cologne Lowland, halfway between the Lower Rhine region and the Lower Meuse (river), Meuse. It is a med ...

– 1649, in

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) was a

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painter.

Life

Theodoor van Loon traveled twice to

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, from 1602 to 1608 and from 1628 to 1629. He is known as a follower of

Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi (Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (, , ; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of hi ...

. Together with

Wenzel Coebergher Wenceslas Cobergher (1560 – 23 November 1634), sometimes called Wenzel Coebergher, was a Flemish Renaissance architect, engineer, painter, antiquarian, numismatist and economist. Faded somewhat into the background as a painter, he is chiefly ...

he completed commissions for

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and his wife

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. He also completed commissions for churches in the region of

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, and made an altarpiece for the

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(Mariataferelen, 1623–28). He was friends with

Erycius Puteanus Erycius Puteanus (4 November 1574 – 17 September 1646) was a humanist and philologist from the Low Countries. Name Erycius Puteanus is a latinization of his name, which was rendered in various ways, including Hendrick van den Putte (Put, Putt ...

, a professor from the University of Leuven. According to Houbraken, his paintings show that he spent his training in Italy.

Works

File:Theodoor van Loon - Pietà.jpg, ''Lamentation of Christ'', between 1582 and 1660, for

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Basilica File:Theodoor van Loon - The Adoration of the Shepherds - 2000.1035 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg, ''The Adoration of the Shepherds'', 1620s,

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File:Theodoor van Loon (1581of82-1649) - De aanbidding der herders - KMSK Brussel 25-02-2011 13-06-27.jpg, ''The Adoration of the Shepherds'',

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File:The Martyrdom of Saint Lambert by Theodoor van Loon.jpg, ''The Martyrdom of Saint Lambert'', ca. 1616–1617,

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File:Theodor van Loon - L'assomption de la Vierge.jpg, ''Assumption of Mary'',

References

External links

Nieuwe gegevens over de 17e eeuwse Zuid-Nederlandse schilder Theodorus van Loon
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