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Jacobus van Looy

Dutch painter and writer (1855-1930)
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Jacobus van Looy
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
September 12, 1855
Date of death
February 24, 1930
Place of birth
Haarlem
Place of death
Haarlem
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[12]
Occupation
writer, painter, lithographer, graphic artist, poet, draftsperson, copyist, etcher[14][15][16]
Field of work
painting[17]
Educated at
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten[18]
Award received
Tollensprijs, Prijs voor Meesterschap, Royal medal made available by queen Wilhelmina, Prix de Rome[23][24][25][26]
Notable work
The garden wall, Orange Festival, Blooming Clover, Anthonie Gerardus van der Hout (1820-92)[19][20][21][22]
Spouse
Titia van Looy - van Gelder[11]
Genre
Orientalism[30]
Student of
August Allebé, Hendrik Jacobus Scholten[34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[36]
Archives at
North Holland Archives[31]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
End of work period
1930[39]
Given name
Jaap, Jacobus[32][33]
Has works in the collection
Frans Hals Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Teylers Museum, Museum Het huis van Looy, Dordrechts Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rijksmuseum, Frans Hals Museum, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Literature Museum, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Van Gogh Museum
Member of
Arti et Amicitiae[27]
Movement
Impressionism[29]
Name in native language
Jacobus van Looy[37]
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Native language
Dutch[13]
P14750
B883-2236-47C2-0314-3A2F
Place of burial
Algemene Begraafplaats Kleverlaan[10]
Start of work period
1870[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jacobus van Looy en Jacobus Van Looy en Jac van Looij en Jac van Looy en Jac. van Looy de Jac van Looij fr Jac van Looij ja ヤコブス・ファン・ローイ nl Jacob van Looy nl Jaapje van Looy nl Jaap van Looy nl Jac van Looij nl Jac van Looy nl Jac. van Looy nl Jakob van Looy nl J. van Looij ru Ван Лой, Якоб ru Лой, Якобус ван ru Якоб ван Лой ru Якобус ван Лой
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
000000012280573X
VIAF cluster ID
59125303
Library of Congress authority ID
n82210043
GND ID
11952029X
Art UK artist ID
van-looy-jacobus-18821971
Artist-info artist ID
317931
Artists of the World ID
00115258
Artnet artist ID
jacobus-van-looy
Artsy artist ID
jacobus-van-looy
AskArt person ID
11140491
Athenaeum person ID
6910
Benezit ID
B00111463
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12172109x
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
11079244
Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland: 1880-2000 ID
bwn3/looij
Boijmans artist ID
11390
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
looy-jacobus
Christie's creator ID
48769
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
nederlandse-literatuur-na-1830/jacobus-van-looy
DBNL author ID
looy001
Described at URL
www.solisprints.co.uk
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11952029X
ELNET ID
a11575463
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jacobus-van-Looy
Europeana entity
agent/base/71487
FAST ID
104077
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_11952029X
Freebase ID
/m/05fq7f
Geni.com profile ID
6000000059253395889
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m05fq7f
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Jacobus_van_Looy
Grove Art Online ID
T051867
IdRef ID
030269180
Invaluable.com person ID
ldku97p5vc
KBR person ID
14484850
LIMA media artist ID
16849
Libraries Australia ID
35787777
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
125384
MutualArt artist ID
49F9D29B7A28D527
NLA Trove people ID
1088048
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813166268205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06867015X
Open Library ID
OL57497A
OpenMLOL author ID
43344
Prabook ID
2374633
Project Gutenberg author ID
33064
RKDartists ID
50794
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
70227
SBN author ID
PUVV247525
SNAC ARK ID
w6p43bmr
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
5604-jacobus-van-looy
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-b0c0-7221-9cd5-5aa81ab4584d
Treccani ID
jacobus-van-looy
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
jacobus-van-looy
Union List of Artist Names ID
500019445
WomenWriters ID
15340b77-18d9-4d40-828e-682b985b1874
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJf8rDjkffpQWKGYCWkJjC
Yale LUX ID
person/6010c374-9ffc-4fdd-ad82-ca79a33f0452

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 10
Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Frans Hals Museum, Frans Hals Museum, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Teylers Museum +2 more
Occupation 8
writer, poet, painter, draftsperson, graphic artist, lithographer, etcher, copyist
Award received 2
Tollensprijs, Royal medal made available by queen Wilhelmina
Student of 2
August Allebé, Hendrik Jacobus Scholten
Teachers 2
August Allebé, Hendrik Jacobus Scholten
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Educated at 1
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
Field of work 1
painting
Genre 1
Orientalism
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Member of 1
Arti et Amicitiae
Movement 1
Impressionism
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Haarlem
Place of death 1
Haarlem
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jacobus van Looy was born on September 12, 1855[1], in Haarlem[2]. He died on February 24, 1930[3], in Haarlem[4]. He worked as a writer[5], painter[6], lithographer[7], graphic artist[8], and poet[9].

FAQs

Where was Jacobus van Looy born?

Jacobus van Looy was born in Haarlem[2].

Where did Jacobus van Looy die?

Jacobus van Looy died in Haarlem[4].

Who was Jacobus van Looy married to?

Jacobus van Looy's spouses include Titia van Looy - van Gelder[11].

What did Jacobus van Looy do for work?

Jacobus van Looy worked as a writer[5], painter[6], lithographer[7], graphic artist[8], and poet[9].

Where did Jacobus van Looy go to school?

Jacobus van Looy was educated at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten[18].

What awards did Jacobus van Looy receive?

Honors received include Tollensprijs[23], Prijs voor Meesterschap[24], Royal medal made available by queen Wilhelmina[25], and Prix de Rome[26].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands Rijksmuseum Van Gogh Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . jacobusvanlooy.nl. Retrieved . jacobusvanlooy.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . digitalekunstkrant.nl. Retrieved . digitalekunstkrant.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [29] ↑ . digitalekunstkrant.nl. digitalekunstkrant.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [30] ↑ . digitalekunstkrant.nl. Retrieved . digitalekunstkrant.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . prixderome.nl. Retrieved . prixderome.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . artetcetera.nl. Retrieved . artetcetera.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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