Masters of Their Craft

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Galle, André

French

French, 1761 - 1844

Galle I, Cornelis

Galle I, Cornelis

Flemish

Flemish, 1576 - 1650

Cornelis Galle the Elder (1576 – 29 March 1650), a younger son of Philip Galle, was born at Antwerp in 1576, and was taught engraving by his father. He followed the example of his brother Theodoor in visiting Rome, where he resided for several years and acquired a correctness of design and a freedom of execution in which he greatly surpassed both his father and his brother. After engraving several plates at Rome, he returned to Antwerp, where he carried on the business of a printseller and engraved many plates after the works of his countrymen and his own designs. He became a master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke in 1610. One of his pupils was Giovanni Florimi of Siena. Prior to his visit to Italy, he engraved some plates in the dry, stiff style of his father, of which the best known are: A part of the plates of the Life of Christ; after Marten de Vos A set of plates of the Life of the Virgin Mary; after Stradan A set of plates of the Life of St. John the Baptist; after the same The following are the most esteemed of his later prints:

Galle II, Cornelis

Galle II, Cornelis

Netherlandish

Netherlandish, 1615 - 1678

Cornelis Galle the Younger, Cornelius Galle or Cornelis Galle (I) (bapt. 23 February 1615, Antwerp – 18 October 1678, Antwerp) was a Flemish printmaker. He worked mainly on publications for the Plantin Press in Antwerp for which he engraved devotional prints and book illustrations.

Galle, Philip

Galle, Philip

Netherlandish

Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Philip (or Philips) Galle (1537 – March 1612) was a Dutch publisher, best known for publishing old master prints, which he also produced as designer and engraver. He is especially known for his reproductive engravings of paintings.

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Galleria Borghese

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Galleria civica d'arte moderna e contemporanea

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Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna (Italy)

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Gallerie degli Uffizi

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Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia

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Galleries of Modern and Contemporary Art of the City of Ferrara

Galle, Theodor

Galle, Theodor

Flemish

Flemish, c. 1571 - 1633

Dirck or Theodoor Galle (16 July 1571 – 18 December 1633) was a Flemish Baroque engraver.

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Galliari, Fabrizio

Italian

Italian, 1709 - 1790