Surname: Galle Forename(s): Philip b. 1537. d. 29 March 1612. Nationality: Flemish. VIAF.
Illustrator, engraver, and publisher. Born in Haarlem. Likely trained in Antwerp under
Hieronymus Cock. Travelled extensively across the southern Netherlands, France, Germany,
and Italy (1560–61) to expand his network. Settled in Antwerp in 1564, became a citizen
and master in the Guild of St. Luke in 1571, and later its dean (1585-87). His style
influenced by Maarten van Heemskerck, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Marten de Vos.
Mentored H. van Doort, Jean-Baptiste Barbé, and Peter Backereel, and collaborated
with the Wierix brothers and Hendrick Goltzius. Biographical information: Grove. (NM)