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Hieronymus Galle BIOGRAPHY
1625 Antwerp - 1682 Brussels ?. Known for: Painting.
Born in Antwerp in 1625, Hieronymus Galle became a pupil of Abraham Hack in 1636 and a master in the local guild when he was twenty. In 1661, Galle sojourned in Rome for a year, but is recorded back... Read full biography
Born in Antwerp in 1625, Hieronymus Galle became a pupil of Abraham Hack in 1636 and a master in the local guild when he was twenty. In 1661, Galle sojourned in Rome for a year, but is recorded back in Antwerp, where he died, in 1679. Dated works by the artist from 1650 to 1667 survived, allowing... Read full biography
Born in Antwerp in 1625, Hieronymus Galle became a pupil of Abraham Hack in 1636 and a master in the local guild when he was twenty. In 1661, Galle sojourned in Rome for a year, but is recorded back in Antwerp, where he died, in 1679. Dated works by the artist from 1650 to 1667 survived, allowing for a reconstruction of the painter's distinct stylistic development as he moved away from the example of Jan Brueghel and Daniel Seghers and began to embrace the work of Italian artists like Paolo... Read full biography
Born in Antwerp in 1625, Hieronymus Galle became a pupil of Abraham Hack in 1636 and a master in the local guild when he was twenty. In 1661, Galle sojourned in Rome for a year, but is recorded back in Antwerp, where he died, in 1679. Dated works by the artist from 1650 to 1667 survived, allowing for a reconstruction of the painter's distinct stylistic development as he moved away from the example of Jan Brueghel and Daniel Seghers and began to embrace the work of Italian artists like Paolo Porpora and Michelangelo de Campidoglio, even modifying his signature from "HIERONIMO GALLE f' to the more Italianate 'GIROLIMO GALLE'. In Rome Galle also came into contact with the art of Abraham Brueghel, whose influence is apparent in his work.... Read full biography
Born in Antwerp in 1625, Hieronymus Galle became a pupil of Abraham Hack in 1636 and a master in the local guild when he was twenty. In 1661, Galle sojourned in Rome for a year, but is recorded back in Antwerp, where he died, in 1679. Dated works by the artist from 1650 to 1667 survived, allowing for a reconstruction of the painter's distinct stylistic development as he moved away from the example of Jan Brueghel and Daniel Seghers and began to embrace the work of Italian artists like Paolo Porpora and Michelangelo de Campidoglio, even modifying his signature from "HIERONIMO GALLE f' to the more Italianate 'GIROLIMO GALLE'. In Rome Galle also came into contact with the art of Abraham Brueghel, whose influence is apparent in his work.
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Born in Antwerp in 1625, Hieronymus Galle became a pupil of Abraham Hack in 1636 and a master in the local guild when he was twenty. In 1661, Galle sojourned in Rome for a year, but is recorded back in Antwerp, where he died, in 1679.
Dated works by the artist from 1650 to 1667 survived, allowing for a reconstruction of the painter's distinct stylistic development as he moved away from the example of Jan Brueghel and Daniel Seghers and began to embrace the work of Italian artists like Paolo Porpora and Michelangelo de Campidoglio, even modifying his signature from "HIERONIMO GALLE f' to the more Italianate 'GIROLIMO GALLE'. In Rome Galle also came into contact with the art of Abraham Brue...But wait, there's more...
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