About Jan Galle
Lived 1600 – 1676. Jan Galle was a Belgian engraver, copper engraver, printseller, print publisher, printer of lithographs and visual artist.
Jan Galle (1600–1676) was a Flemish engraver, a son and pupil of Theodoor Galle. He was born at Antwerp, and died there in 1676.
Among his plates are:
The Wise and Foolish Virgins; after Maerten de Vos Twelve plates of Old Testament History Christ surrounded by the Instruments of His Passion The fat Cook and the thin Cook; after Pieter Bruegel the Elder Lubricitas Vitae Humanae; after the same, 1553 Judith giving the Head of Holofernes to a Slave; after Hendrick Goltzius
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Who was Jan Galle?
Flemish engraver and publisher
When was Jan Galle born?
Jan Galle was born in 1600 in Antwerp.
When did Jan Galle die?
Jan Galle died in 1676 in Antwerp.
What was Jan Galle's occupation?
Jan Galle was an engraver, copper engraver, printseller, print publisher, printer of lithographs and visual artist.
What nationality was Jan Galle?
Jan Galle was Belgian.
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