Zerubbabel displays a plan of Jerusalem to Cyrus the Great (1640 1670).
Jacob van Looy (1855 – 1930) was a Dutch artist and writer, a representative of Amsterdam impressionism.
The future artist lost his parents very early and was in a Haarlem orphanage. At first, he studied to be a painter, but from 1877 he began attending drawing classes in Amsterdam.
The letter.
In 1884, the artist received a Rome scholarship, which allowed him to travel to Italy, Spain and Morocco in the following years, drawing sketches and making travel notes. Returning to his homeland, he continued his studies and painting.
He lived in Amsterdam until 1894, then he married Tita van Gelder and moved to Soest.
The Agony in the Garden.
In 1901, he spent another year in Spain and Morocco. The orphanage where he grew up was converted into the Frans Hals Museum and in 1913 Jacob returned to his homeland. He bought a house on the corner of the Haarlem park, where he was often seen walking. After the death of the Dutch artist, this house was converted into the Jacob van Looy Museum (the house can now be recognized by a memorial plaque on the facade). Also, a collection of his travel drawings is kept in the Taylor Museum.
Silvio and the Wounded Dorinda (London).
For many years, Jacob van Looy belonged to the editorial board of the literary monthly “The New Guide”. He is one of the most typical authors of De Beweging van Tachtig (literary movement of the 1880s). He was a member of the Amsterdam Artists’ Society and Arti et Amicitiae. His students were Charlotte Bouten, Chris Giedekuijper, Ella Pauw, Johan Vlaanderen and Jan Vogelaar.
Portrait of the regents of the Alms, Poor and Work House in Haarlem.(1658, Frans Hals Museum).Portrait of the Meebeeck Cruywagen family near the gate of their country home on the Uitweg near Amsterdam.Portrait of the family Van der Burgh.Portrait of Rutger van Weert, Maria Beels and their six children.Man playing flute with a woman.Lot and his daughters.Genre scene. (1670s, Wawel Royal Castle).Diana with Nymphs (1648, Berlin, Berlin State Museums Prussian Cultural Heritage, Picture Gallery)Diana and Her Nymphs (circa 1650, Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum).Condescending old woman (State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg).Amorous couple (Mauritshuis, The Hague).Amarillis Crowning Mirtillo (1660, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).A Glass and Coral Factory. (1629 1670 Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen).Zerubbabel displays a plan of Jerusalem to Cyrus the Great (1640 1670).Woman and child (Wellesley College Museum Jewett Arts Center, Wellesley)Portrait of a gentleman (1668, Kresge Art Museum at Michigan State University)Portrait of Sophia Coymans.Mother with two children (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin).Young man reading.A scientist in his room (Schloß Ehrenburg, Coburg).Elegant company making music in a classical landscape.Elegant company listening to music on a terrace.Concert (1650 52, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg).Girl with fruit (Collection Lingenauber, Monaco).Allegory of Winter.La Mélancolie (Musée Thomas Henry, Cherbourg Octeville).Allegory of riches (Musée Condé, Chantilly).LANDSCAPE WITH A NYMPH AND SATYRS.Rinaldo and Armida.Venus in the Forge of Vulcan.
