Cornelius Galle the Elder

The four church fathers , after Rubens

" Judith beheads Holofernes " by Cornelius Galle the Elder (1610; Warsaw University Library )

Cornelis Galle I (* 1576 in Antwerp ; † 29. March 1650 Antwerp) was a Dutch artist of the Baroque and the most successful member of engraver family .

Life

He was a son of Philipp Galle , brother of Theodor Galle and the father of Cornelius Galle the Elder. J. He is particularly well known for reproducing Peter Paul Rubens' pictures as copper engravings . From a trip to Rome with his brother Theodor he brought home numerous engravings after Raffael , Carracci , Titian , Guido Reni and others. He created extensive foil panels for compilations (e.g. “De symbolis heroicis”).

Joseph Eduard Wessely: Galle, Cornelis . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 331 f.
Wolf Stadler u. a .: Lexicon of Art , Volume 5. Gal – Lord. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1994, ISBN 3-86070-452-4 , p. 5.

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SURNAME	Galle, Cornelius the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Galle, Cornelisu the Elder Ä.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Flemish draftsman and engraver
DATE OF BIRTH	1576
PLACE OF BIRTH	Antwerp
DATE OF DEATH	March 29, 1650
Place of death	Antwerp