Philips Galle

Philips Galle was a Netherlandish engraver of the sixteenth century, known for reproductive prints after the designs of leading artists of his day. His plates translate allegorical and moralizing subjects into finely cut lines, as seen in series such as The Virtues and The Triumph of Time. This archive holds eleven engravings by Galle, issued in various states from two to four, with impressions up to 1574. Together they document both his command of the burin and the collaborative print culture of the period.

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

Charity (Charitas) from The Virtues

1559 · Engraving

Parable of the Good Shepherd

1565 · Engraving

The Triumph of Time (1574, Met-Objekt 1932)

1574 · Engraving; fourth state of four

The Triumph of Time (1574, Met-Objekt 1933)

1574 · Engraving; first state of four

The Death of the Virgin (1574)

1574 · Engraving; second state of two

Faith (Fides) from The Virtues (ca. 1559–60, Met-Objekt 1888)

ca. 1559–60 · Engraving; second state of two

Prudence (Prudentia) from The Virtues

ca. 1559–60 · Engraving; first state of two

Justice (Justicia) from The Virtues

ca. 1559–60 · Engraving

The Resurrection (ca. 1562–63, Met-Objekt 1968)

ca. 1562–63 · Engraving; first state of three

The Resurrection (ca. 1562–63, Met-Objekt 1970)

ca. 1562–63 · Engraving; first state of three; hand colored in gold, red, green blue yellow, brown and white.

Temperance (Temperantia), from "The Virtues"

ca.1559–60 · Engraving; first state of two