Cornelis Galle the Elder (1576–1650)

• Was a Netherlandish painter and engraver.
• He was born at Antwerp in 1576.
• He was taught engraving by his father Philip Galle.
• He followed the example of his brother Theodoor in visiting Rome.
• He resided there for several years and acquired a correctness of design and a freedom of execution.
• After engraving several plates at Rome, he returned to Antwerp, where he carried on the business of a printseller and engraved many plates.
• He became a master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke in 1610.
• One of his pupils was Giovanni Florimi of Siena.

• Prior to his visit to Italy, he engraved some plates in the dry, stiff style of his father.

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