Art Archive

Cornelis Galle I

Cornelis Galle I was a Flemish engraver whose burin work carried the visual language of the late Renaissance and early Baroque into printed form, spanning religious narrative, landscape, and allegorical subjects. His plates in this archive range from the dramatic Judith Beheading Holofernes to allegories of painting and views of Seneca in his niche. The collection holds six engravings, several of them preserved in later states, with impressions up to 1638 reflecting the long life of these copper plates.

6 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Cornelis Galle I — Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes
1590–1650 · Engraving
Cornelis Galle I — Landscape with Draw-Well
Landscape with Draw-Well
1638–60 · Engraving
Cornelis Galle I — Pictura: Allegory of Painting (ca. 1610–50, Met-Objekt 1064)
Pictura: Allegory of Painting (ca. 1610–50, Met-Objekt 1064)
ca. 1610–50 · Engraving; second state of two
Cornelis Galle I — Pictura: Allegory of Painting (ca. 1610–50, Met-Objekt 1207)
Pictura: Allegory of Painting (ca. 1610–50, Met-Objekt 1207)
ca. 1610–50 · Engraving; second state of two
Cornelis Galle I — The bust of Seneca, in a stonework niche
The bust of Seneca, in a stonework niche
ca. 1615 · Engraving
Cornelis Galle I — Seneca at the bath, standing in a niche with his feet in a basin
Seneca at the bath, standing in a niche with his feet in a basin
ca. 1615 · Engraving; third state of three (Hollstein)