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Dirck or Theodoor Galle (16 July 1571 – 18 December 1633) was a Flemish Baroque engraver.

Theodoor Galle
America engraving by Theodor Galle after Stradanus, ca 1630.
Born	Dirck 16 July 1571 Antwerp
Died	8 December 1633(1633-12-08) (aged 62) Antwerp
Nationality	Flemish
Known for	Engraving
Movement	Baroque

Biography

He learned the art of engraving from his father Philip Galle. He married Catharina Moerentorff (Moretus), daughter of the prominent printer Jan Moretus and Maertine Plantijn. Maertine was the daughter of the founder of the Plantin Moretus printing house in Antwerp Christophe Plantin. Galle was one of the engravers linked to the Plantin Moretus press.

He became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1595, and became deacon in 1609.

He was the teacher of his son Joannes Galle, and the engravers Adriaen Millaert, and Gilles van Schoor.[1] Joannes Galle later became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1627, and became deacon in 1638.[2]

References

External links

Media related to Thedoor Galle at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Theodor Galle

Theodor Galle (getauft 16. Juli 1571 in Antwerpen; begraben 18. Dezember 1633 ebenda) war ein niederländischer Kupferstecher des Frühbarock.

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- [en] Theodoor Galle

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[fr] Théodore Galle

Theodoor Galle dit en français Théodore Galle, né en juillet 1571 à Anvers où il meurt en décembre 1633, est un graveur flamand, membre d'une célèbre famille de graveurs.

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[ru] Галле, Теодор

Теодор Галле (нидерл. Theodor Galle, крещён 16 июля 1571 (1571-07-16), Антверпен — погребён 18 декабря 1633, Антверпен) — фламандский художник и график эпохи раннего барокко.

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