Van Loo is a
Dutch toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name, , meaning "from the forest clearing", see
van (Dutch)
''van'' () is a very common prefix in Dutch language surnames, where it is known as a . In those cases it nearly always refers to a certain, often quite distant, ancestor's Toponymic surname, place of origin or residence; for example, Ludwig va ...
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People with this surname include:
;A family of painters :
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Jacob van Loo
Jacob van Loo (1614 – 26 November 1670) was a Painting, painter of the Dutch Golden Age, chiefly active in Amsterdam and, after 1660, in Paris. Van Loo is known for his conversational groupings; particularly his mythological and biblical scenes ...
(1614–1670), Dutch painter
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Louis-Abraham van Loo (1653–1712), Dutch-born French painter, son of Jacob
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Jean-Baptiste van Loo
Jean-Baptiste van Loo (14 January 1684 – 19 December 1745) was a French people, 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 Jac ...
(1684–1745), French painter, son of Louis-Abraham
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Charles-André van Loo (1705–1765), French painter, brother of Jean-Baptiste
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Louis-Michel van Loo
Louis-Michel van Loo (2 March 1707 – 20 March 1771) was a French people, 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 d ...
(1707–1771), French painter, son of Jean-Baptiste
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Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo (1719–1795), French painter, son of Jean-Baptiste
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Albert Vanloo (1841–1920), Belgian librettist and playwright
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Anthony Van Loo (born 1988), Belgian footballer
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Brian van Loo (born 1975), Dutch football goalkeeper
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Christine Van Loo, American aerialist and acrobat
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Leon Van Loo (1841–1907), Belgian-born American photographer and art promoter
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Dutch-language surnames
Surnames of Dutch origin