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Peeter van Loon
Peeter van Loon
Born	c.1600; Antwerp
Died	1660 (aged 59–60); Antwerp
Occupation	Baroque painter
Known for	historical allegories
Parents	Guillaume van Loon (father); Margrita Ingenhave (mother);

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]

References

1 2 (in Dutch) 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
1 2 Peter van Loon in the RKD

[Houbraken-1] 1 2 (in Dutch) 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

[RKD-2] 1 2 Peter van Loon in the RKD

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