Hieronymus Galle
Still Life with Fruit , 1650–1659, The Hague
Hieronymus Galle the Elder , also Hieronymus Galle I (baptized August 25, 1625 in Antwerp ; † after 1679 there ), was a Flemish flower and still life painter of the Baroque .
Live and act
Hieronymus grew up as the son of Elisabeth Claessens and Huibrecht Galle, who was the Antwerp envoy in Brussels . In 1636 he joined the Antwerp Guild of Luke and became a master in 1645/46. The few pictures he has survived, on which mostly flowers and fruits can be seen, are reminiscent of works by Daniel Seghers and can be found scattered in various European collections.
Famous works
- Portrait of a monk in a wreath of flowers , oil on canvas, 1654, Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux
- Still life with fruits , oil on canvas, 1650–1659, Bredius Museum in The Hague
- Still life with poultry and vegetables , Orléans
- Vanitas , Chanenko Collection in Kiev
literature
- Kurt Zoege von Manteuffel : Galle, Hieronymus I . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 13 : Gaab-Gibus . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1920, p. 108-109 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
Commons : Hieronymus Galle - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Galle, Hieronymus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galle I, Hieronymus; Galle the Elder, Hieronymus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized August 25, 1625 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1679 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |