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Josiah Celebrating Passover Print by Philip Galle

Josiah Celebrating Passover

The Lighthouse at Alexandria Print by Philip Galle

The Lighthouse at Alexandria

Charity from The Virtues Print by Philip Galle

Charity from The Virtues

Veritas from Proposopographia Print by Philip Galle

Veritas from Proposopographia

Saint Paul Heals the Lame Man at Lystra Print by Philip Galle

Saint Paul Heals the Lame Man at Lystra

The Statue of Jupiter at Olympia Print by Philip Galle

The Statue of Jupiter at Olympia

Ratio from Proposopographia Print by Philip Galle

Ratio from Proposopographia

Pentecost Print by Philip Galle

Pentecost

The Vision of Saint Peter Print by Philip Galle

The Vision of Saint Peter

Aganippe Print by Philip Galle

Aganippe

The water nymph Liriope, mother of Narcissus. In the background Narcissus Print by Philip Galle

The water nymph Liriope, mother of Narcissus. In the background Narcissus

The river god Tibris of the Tiber seated on a stone block. A cornucopia in his hands Print by Philip Galle

The river god Tibris of the Tiber seated on a stone block. A cornucopia in his hands

The water nymph Padusa of the river Po Print by Philip Galle

The water nymph Padusa of the river Po

The river god Rhenus of the Rhine, seated on a stone. A bunch of grapes in his hand Print by Philip Galle

The river god Rhenus of the Rhine, seated on a stone. A bunch of grapes in his hand

The river god Nilus, seated on a crocodile Print by Philip Galle

The river god Nilus, seated on a crocodile

The river god Scaldis ofthe Scheldt, seated on a stone block. A shell in his hand Print by Philip Galle

The river god Scaldis ofthe Scheldt, seated on a stone block. A shell in his hand

The river god Acis Acireale, seated on a stone. In the background his beloved, the nymph Galatea Print by Philip Galle

The river god Acis Acireale, seated on a stone. In the background his beloved, the nymph Galatea

The river god Danubius of the river Danube, seated on a stone Print by Philip Galle

The river god Danubius of the river Danube, seated on a stone

The sea god Proteus, leaning against a water jug from which fish flow. In the background a port city Print by Philip Galle

The sea god Proteus, leaning against a water jug from which fish flow. In the background a port city

The water nymph Hippoccrene Print by Philip Galle

The water nymph Hippoccrene

The water nymph Salmacis, seated on a stone block Print by Philip Galle

The water nymph Salmacis, seated on a stone block

The sea god Glaucus, seated on a shell. In the background the nymph Scylla Print by Philip Galle

The sea god Glaucus, seated on a shell. In the background the nymph Scylla

The water nymph Ambracia, gulf of Arta Print by Philip Galle

The water nymph Ambracia, gulf of Arta

The river god Tamesis of the Thames, seated on a stone block Print by Philip Galle

The river god Tamesis of the Thames, seated on a stone block

The Resurrection Print by Philip Galle

The Resurrection

Faith Print by Philip Galle

Faith

The water nymph Thetis Print by Philip Galle

The water nymph Thetis

The water nymph Lerna, seated on a stone block. In the background the hydra of Lerna Print by Philip Galle

The water nymph Lerna, seated on a stone block. In the background the hydra of Lerna

The river god Ligeris of the Loire, seated on a stone block. A shell in his hand Print by Philip Galle

The river god Ligeris of the Loire, seated on a stone block. A shell in his hand

Arachne or Textile making Print by Philip Galle

Arachne or Textile making

The river god Tagus seated on a stone. A shell in his hand Print by Philip Galle

The river god Tagus seated on a stone. A shell in his hand

The Raising of Tabitha Print by Philip Galle

The Raising of Tabitha

Saint Paul before the High Priest Print by Philip Galle

Saint Paul before the High Priest

Saint Paul Disputes the Sorcerer Print by Philip Galle

Saint Paul Disputes the Sorcerer

The sea god Oceanus, seated on a sea elephant Print by Philip Galle

The sea god Oceanus, seated on a sea elephant

Saint Paul Speaks to the Women of Philippi by a River Print by Philip Galle

Saint Paul Speaks to the Women of Philippi by a River

Negative emotions have an influence on humans Print by Philip Galle

Negative emotions have an influence on humans

Cornelius Worshipping Saint Peter Print by Philip Galle

Cornelius Worshipping Saint Peter

The sea god Achelous, seated on a stone block on the beach. He has a reed plume as a staff Print by Philip Galle

The sea god Achelous, seated on a stone block on the beach. He has a reed plume as a staff

Saint Paul before Festus and Agrippa Print by Philip Galle

Saint Paul before Festus and Agrippa

The Temple of Diana at Ephesus Print by Philip Galle

The Temple of Diana at Ephesus

Saint Paul Driving Out Evil Spirits Print by Philip Galle

Saint Paul Driving Out Evil Spirits

The Angel Commands Cornelius to Fetch Saint Peter Print by Philip Galle

The Angel Commands Cornelius to Fetch Saint Peter

Saint Paul Preaching in Rome Print by Philip Galle

Saint Paul Preaching in Rome

The Fall of Euthychus Print by Philip Galle

The Fall of Euthychus

The Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus Print by Philip Galle

The Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus

The Arrest of Saint Paul Print by Philip Galle

The Arrest of Saint Paul

Saint Paul Shipwrecked on the Island of Melita Print by Philip Galle

Saint Paul Shipwrecked on the Island of Melita

The Walls of Babylon Print by Philip Galle

The Walls of Babylon

Man Born to Toil Print by Philip Galle

Man Born to Toil

The Triumph of Time Print by Philip Galle

The Triumph of Time

The water nymph Mareotis, Lake Mariout, seated on a stone bench. Print by Philip Galle

The water nymph Mareotis, Lake Mariout, seated on a stone bench.

The water nymph Largia Print by Philip Galle

The water nymph Largia

Gratia Dei from Proposopographia Print by Philip Galle

Gratia Dei from Proposopographia

The Pyramids of Egypt Print by Philip Galle

The Pyramids of Egypt

The People of Samaria Receive the Word of God Print by Philip Galle

The People of Samaria Receive the Word of God

Philip (or Philips) Galle (1537 – March 1612) was a Dutch publisher, best known for publishing old master prints, which he also produced as designer and engraver. He is especially known for his reproductive engravings of paintings.


Life
"Garden of Holland", allegorical engraving by Galle of a woman dressed in the manner of Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer

Galle was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands, where he was a pupil of the humanist and engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert. According to the RKD, he married Catharina van Rollant on 9 June 1569. They had five children who later became active as artists: Theodoor, Cornelis, Philips II, Justa (who married the engraver Adriaen Collaert) and Catharina (who married the engraver Karel de Mallery).[1]

In Haarlem he engraved several works of the Haarlem painter Maarten van Heemskerck. Even while he worked from 1557 for the Antwerp publisher Hieronymus Cock, he established himself as an independent printer in Haarlem in 1563, where he made prints after Johannes Stradanus and Maerten de Vos.[1] In 1569 the series of Counts of Holland and Zeeland was published, a series of six engravings which he made in Haarlem with Willem Thibaut, just before moving to Antwerp somewhere near the end of 1569 or the start of 1570, probably to avoid the Siege of Haarlem.

His first house in Antwerp was most probably a house called Het Gulden Hert (The Golden Deer), opposite the house of the mapmaker Ortels (also known as Ortelius). He managed Cock's press and succeeded Cock in 1570 and was received as a citizen of Antwerp the following year. The work contains an approbatio, or permission from the ecclesiastical (Roman Catholic) authorities to publish. Galle had a difficult relationship with religion and political power during his entire life. He was a friend of the Antwerp printer Christopher Plantin and perhaps part of the secretive humanist circle of the Familia Caritatis (Family of Love), which makes it difficult to place him as Catholic or Protestant during the Dutch Revolt.

Some of his numerous prints made in Antwerp were after Anthonie van Blocklandt, Hans Bol, Marcus Gheeraerts, Gerard Groening, and Hans Vredeman de Vries. Galle had many pupils who became popular engravers. The map engraver Cornelis de Hooghe (or Hogius),[2] who later died a gruesome death when he was beheaded and quartered in the Hague because of a conspiracy against the state, received his education when Galle still lived in Haarlem, while De Hooghe already worked for himself at the moment Galle moved to Antwerp.

Galle's son Cornelis followed him as an engraver. Early works by Cornelis shows a striking similarity to the work of his father.

Philip Galle's press and publishing house was a success. His pupils included his children, de Hooghe, Hendrick Goltzius, Jan-Baptist Barbé, Pieter Nagel, the sons of his colleague Hans Collaert Adriaen and Jan, and Karel van Mallery. His sons and sons-in-law carried on the business at Antwerp through the seventeenth century.


Writings

As a resident of Antwerp, Galle witnessed numerous events of the Eighty Years War, notably the siege and looting of the town in 1576 by the Spaniards, called "The Spanish Fury". Galle wrote a Cort Verhael, a short chronicle of these events, which was published around the end of 1578. This booklet, which included several maps, was dedicated to archduke Matthias of Austria, a relative of the legal king Philip II of Spain, but not recognised by him as a landvoogd or supervisor of the country. A later print was dedicated to Jean de Bourgogne, lord of Froidmont or Fromont. This rather personal book, which was translated in several languages soon after its first publication, shows Galle as a peace-loving person who intended to stay far away from the political and military turmoil of his era.


Death

He died in Antwerp in March 1612.[1]
Gallery

Pictures from the Theatri Orbis Terrarum Enchiridion 1585

Titlepage

Germania

Zelandicarum

Flandria + text

Engravings attributed to Galle

Macropedius

Ortelius

Death is the ultimate limit

The Alchemist; after Breugel

Triumph of Death

Battle at Mons Regonis

Sugarmill

Northern Europe 1577

Notes

Philips Galle in the RKD

Cornelis de Hooghe in the RKD

References

Philips Galle (1537–1612): engraver and print publisher in Haarlem and Antwerp, by Manfred Stefan Sellink, 1997.
Den Haag in den Geuzentijd; by Jakob Smit, Uitgegeven met steun van de Vereeniging "Die Haghe" MCMXXII, 1922, p 330-334.

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