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309: 224: 36: 290: 101: 834: 543:'s coronation. Pilo was named Director of the Swedish Academy in 1777, but first took office in 1780 when he also received an apartment in Stockholm as part of his directorship at the Academy. He lived out his days at the Academy, both engaged in the Academy's business and in painting his masterpiece, the painting of Gustav III's coronation in 171:, Sweden to painter Olof (Oluff) Pilo (Pijhlou) and Beata Jönsdotter Sahlstedt. Early information about his career contains many inconsistencies, due to disagreement between two sources contemporary with his life. He probably received his early training from his father, who had earned his living as a young man as a decorative painter at 399:
Around 1757, neoclassicism began to replace rococo as the popular style, and his works became more romantic and dramatic with focus on shadow and light effects, and with more attention paid to depicting the models. Another inspiration for his changing style was the possibility to study first-hand the
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in 1742 and another of Christian Lerche in 1743. He concentrated on developing his craft during the 1740s, and probably drew from model in 1744. His duties soon expanded at the Academy; when on 28 June 1745 he became supervisor of drawing instruction, and began making portraits for King
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Under the absolute monarchy of the times the Academy's fortunes were dependent on both the good will and the whims of the King and his emissaries. Pilo succeeded Jacques Saly in 1771 to the leadership of the Academy, and worked to get the Academy a protectorship under the Crown Prince
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During the early years of the Academy most of the artists and architects who served in leading positions, both managerial and educational, were not Danish. It would be some time before Danes took a leading role in the Academy. Eigtved died two months later on 7 June 1754.
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where he may have worked as a craft painter for two Scanian noble families; the Lewenhaupt family and the Baron Malte Ramel family. Pastoral drawings from this time indicate that he may have painted decorations at some estate. He was reputed to be a competent
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by a Swedish emissary of Gustav III, which required Pilo to take an oath of allegiance to Sweden, the land of his birth. This was considered unacceptable for someone in service to the King of Denmark, and the ensuing royal intrigues cost him his position.
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consisted mainly of portraits of royalty and the nobility, but included also genre paintings in the Dutch style. For over two decades, he was acknowledged as the foremost portrait painter in Denmark. In addition to
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Pilo rejected the assignment the same day, and submitted his resignation, which was accepted on 17 September. Thus he lost his position, ending a career of over 30 years of service to the Danish crown.
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and other great Dutch Masters from the 17th century, works that in these years were being collected by Moltke and the royal painting collection. Pilo was also inspired by French painter
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Danish art was well served by the presence of foreign artists at the Academy until there was a reaction to foreigners in 1771-1772 after both the ouster of German
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Portrait of Mrs Charlotta Pilo, née Desmarez, the artist's wife. In the collection of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. The National Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm
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The royal court set a high demand on Pilo's productivity in the years 1748-1767, having purchased more than 50 portraits of King Frederik V.
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On 21 September, he received orders to leave the country within 3–4 weeks. Pilo felt that he was set up in court intrigues by
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He continued his career as a portraitist in Denmark. He painted an enthusiastically received portrait of Crown Princess
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in 1784. He traveled about between Skåne and Stockholm during 1772-1775, until settling down in his childhood town of
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Pilo left Denmark on 10 or 11 October and arrived in Stockholm in November, after having visited the Ramel family in
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from the Danish Royal Court, and Swedish King Gustav III's coup d'état which turned Danes against Sweden.
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Pilo's career began as a craft painter. He became an apprentice in 1731. According to
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Pilo painted a full figure portrait of the king, "Frederik V in Coronation Outfit" ("
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looked him up, requesting him to paint the coronation. He wanted something to match
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On 31 August 1772, Pilo received the newly established Cross of the Knight of the
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In 1747, Pilo was named painter to the royal court under the newly crowned King
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as a painter to the Danish Royal Court and as professor and director at the
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In 1748, Pilo was named professor at the Drawing and Painting Academy (
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Piko became betrothed to Eva Maria Malmgren of Hofterup (between
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Portrait of King Frederik V of Denmark, in the collection of the
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Academic staff of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
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