Philipp Galle
Philip Galle (* 1537 in Haarlem ; † 12 or 29. March 1612 in Antwerp ) was a Dutch artist and engraver of Mannerism . In addition, he worked as a copper engraver, publisher and writer .
Philipp Galle was a member of a Dutch family of engravers. He founded the most important workshop for copperplate engraving in Antwerp in the late 16th and 17th centuries, which was continued by his sons Cornelius and Theodor Galle . Based on models by Pieter Brueghel (e.g. 1558 The Alchemist ), Maerten van Heemskerck (e.g. The Destruction of the Temple of Solomon ), M. de Voin, Jan van der Straet and Frans Floris (e.g. Lot and his Daughters ) Galle created some of his finest copperplate engravings .
literature
- Wolf Stadler u. a .: Lexicon of Art 5th Gal - Mr. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1994, ISBN 3-86070-452-4 , p. 6.
Web links
Commons : Philips Galle - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Wolf Stadler: Lexikon der Kunst 5 , 1994, p. 6.
- ↑ on the family from Antwerp see Joseph Eduard Wessely: Galle, copper engraver and art dealer family , article in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie , Volume 8 (1878) online
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| SURNAME | Galle, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch draftsman and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1537 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haarlem |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1612 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |