Philips van Mallery

Philips van Mallery or Philips de Mallery (Baptised on 6 January 1598, Antwerp –after 1634, Antwerp) was a Flemish engraver and publisher who mainly worked on religious subjects, devotional prints, reproductive prints and emblem books. He worked in Antwerp. He was the son of the Antwerp engraver Karel van Mallery and Catharina Galle, the daughter of prominent Antwerp engraver and publisher Philips Galle. He trained with his father. He was registered as a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1626.

The date of his death is not known. It must have been after 1634, as Valerius was registered as his pupil in the Guild register in 1634. In the same year the death of his wife was also registered.

Work His work consists of Christian religious representations, devotional prints and emblems. The emblems represent examples of earthly versus divine love. The calamities and perils referred to in the title of the publication are pointed out in all kinds of objects representing human failures. For instance, swords and crowns reference the perils of human power. The emblems also represent human flaws such as pride and vanity. The emblems are sometimes odd and very humorous such as the one showing Cupid turning the globe at a lathe, using the cross as its pedal (Erit ex hoc æquior Orbis). The frontispiece of the publication shows a portrait of Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus.