Peeter van Loon explained

Peeter van Loon
Birth Date:c.
Birth Place:Antwerp
Death Place:Antwerp
Nationality:Flemish
Occupation:Baroque painter
Known For:historical allegories
Father:Guillaume van Loon
Mother:Margrita Ingenhave

Peeter van Loon (c.1600–1660) was a Flemish Baroque painter.

According to Houbraken who quoted Cornelis De Bie, he was good at painting perspective and buildings.[1] He was born and died in Antwerp in the 17th century, but died before De Bie's book was written in 1662.[1]

According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History he was the son of the painter Guillaume van Loon and Margrita Ingenhave.[2] In 1652 and 1660, he is registered as a bachelor, and is known for historical allegories. He was mentioned in the Antwerp Liggeren as the recipient of a 1638 church payment.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Pieter van Loon mentioned in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/322195 Peter van Loon