File:Louis-Michel van Loo 001.jpg

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Artist



Alternative names	Louis Michel Vanlò Louis Michel Vanloo
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	2 March 1707	20 March 1771
Location of birth/death	Toulon	Paris
Work period	from 1730s until 1770
Work location	Madrid (1736-1753), Paris (1753-1771)
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Date

1767

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 0.81 m (0.9 yd). Width: 0.65 m (0.7 yd).

Current location

( Inventory) Louvre Museum

	Native name	Musée du Louvre
	Location	Paris
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 37.42″ N, 2° 20′ 15.36″ E
	Established	1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority control	WorldCat

Sully - 2^e étage - Les peintres de Diderot - Salle 47

Accession number

R.F. 1958

Credit line

Deutsch: Sammlung Diderot. Geschenk von M. de Vandeul an den französischen Staat, 1911

English: Diderot Collection. Gift of M. de Vandeul to the French State in 1911.

Español: Colección Diderot. Donado por M. de Vandeul al Estado Francés en 1911.

Français : Don de la famille de Vandeul, descendant du modèle, 1911.

Inscriptions

Deutsch: Signiert und datiert: L M Van Loo 1767

English: Signed, dated: L M Van Loo 1767

Español: Firmado y fechado: L M Van Loo 1767.

Français : Signature : L. M. Van Loo 1767

Notes

Deutsch: Im Pariser „Salon“ 1767 ausgestellt unter dem Titel Portrait de M. Diderot.

English: Exhibited at the 1767 Salon under the title Portrait de M. Diderot.

Español: Expuesto en el Salón de 1767 con el título de Portrait de M. Diderot.

Français : Exposé pour la première fois au salon de 1767. Commentaire de Diderot : « (…) Mes enfants, je vous préviens, ce n'est pas moi. J'avais en une journée cent physionomies diverses, selon la chose dont j'étais affecté. J'étais serein, triste, rêveur, tendre, violent, passionné, enthousiaste. Mais je ne fus jamais tel que vous me voyez là. (…) »

References

Joconde database: entry 000PE002831

Source/Photographer

Unknown

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