Category:Denis Diderot - Louis-Michel van Loo - Louvre RF 1958

**Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784)**
	painting by Louis-Michel van Loo
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Instance of	painting;
Main subject	Denis Diderot;
Depicts	Denis Diderot, man, sitting, seat, writing and inkwell
Made from material	oil paint; canvas (painting support);
Genre	portrait;
Location	Room 928, 1st arrondissement of Paris, Paris Centre, Paris, Grand Paris
Creator	Louis-Michel van Loo;
Owned by	French State;
Collection	Department of Paintings of the Louvre (RF 1958);
Inventory number	RF 1958 (Department of Paintings of the Louvre);
Inception	1767;
Width	65 cm;
Height	81 cm;
Authority file
	Q19117069; Joconde work ID: 000PE002831; Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010063387
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Denis Diderot - Louis-Michel van Loo - Louvre RF 1958

Louis-Michel van Loo: Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Artist



Alternative names	Louis Michel Vanlò Louis Michel Vanloo
Description	French painter, portraitist and head teacher
Date of birth/death	2 March 1707	20 March 1771
Location of birth/death	Toulon	Paris
Work period	from 1730s date QS:P,+1730-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 until 1770
Work location	Madrid (1736-1753), Paris (1753-1771)
Authority file	: Q381299 VIAF: 24709970 ISNI: 0000000066388598 ULAN: 500011585 LCCN: nr2003019250 NLA: 35073763 WGA: l/loo/louis GND: 124014259 SUDOC: 111708850 BNF: 149542402 NKC: mub20201087942 BNE: XX821512 KulturNav: 1a83113e-0e0d-4ca7-a382-dbf8973ecaec RKD: 50785 Koninklijke: 353261793 WorldCat

Title

Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Depicted people

Denis Diderot

Date

1767

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 81 cm (31.8 in)

; width: 65 cm (25.5 in)

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	1st arrondissement of Paris , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat

Current location

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

Accession number

RF 1958

Exhibition history

Salon of 1767, Salon Carré

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

Signature and date:

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

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The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.

Van Loo - Diderot (cadre).JPG 3,312 × 4,416; 4.53 MB
Animation31.gif 100 × 119; 99 KB
Denis Diderot 111.PNG 1,652 × 2,052; 4.52 MB
Denis Diderot by Louis-Michel van Loo.jpg 1,000 × 1,248; 1.13 MB
Louis-Michel van Loo - Portrait of Denis Diderot - WGA13440.jpg 1,000 × 1,230; 322 KB
Van Loo - Denis Diderot (1767).jpg 3,144 × 3,920; 3.49 MB

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