(b Haarlem, 1537; d Antwerp, 12 or 29 March 1612). Draughtsman, engraver, publisher, print dealer, writer and historian. It is possible that he was a pupil in Haarlem of Dirk Volkertsz. Coornhert, but more than likely he was trained in the Antwerp workshop of Hieronymous Cock, who published Galle’s first prints in 1557 and for whom he worked for many years. Shortly after 1557 Philip Galle started his own publishing and print business, for which he travelled extensively: in 1560–61 he visited the southern Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy. After 1564 he settled in Antwerp, where he acquired citizenship in 1571, the same year in which he became a master in the city’s Guild of St Luke. He served as dean of the guild from 1585 to 1587. His documented pupils were H. van Doort in 1580, Karel van Mallery (1571–1635) in 1586, Jean-Baptiste Barbé (1578–1649) in 1594 and Peter Backereel (d 1637) in 1605. Others working at the workshop and publishing house included Philip’s sons Theodor and Cornelis (i), his son-in-law Adriaen Collaert, pupils van Mallery and Barbé, the Wierix brothers, Hendrick Goltzius, Crispijn de Passe I and other members of the Collaert family.

Part of the Galle family

• Galle, Philip
  • Antwerp, §II, 1: Art life and organization, before 1585
  • Arias Montano, Benito
  • Cleve, van (ii): (1) Hendrik van Cleve III
  • Collaert, Adriaen
  • Engraving, §II, 3(i)(d): Major exponents and their influences, c 1500–c 1600: Goltzius
  • Engraving, §II, 3(ii): Commercial growth, c 1500–c 1600
  • Floris: (2) Frans Floris I, §2: Working methods and studio
  • Galle
  • Heemskerck, Maarten van, §3(ii): Later career in Haarlem, 1537–74: Drawings for prints
  • collaboration
    • Gheeraerts: (1) Marcus Gheeraerts (i)
    • Vredeman de Vries, Hans, §2(i): Designs
  • engravings
    • Belgium, §III, 3(i)(b): Painting, c 1550–c 1600
  • printmakers
    • Goltzius, Hendrick, §1: Life
    • Vos, Marten de
    • Wierix: (1) Jan Wierix
  • pupils
    • Galle: (2) Theodor Galle
    • Galle: (3) Cornelis Galle
  • reproductive prints by others
    • Collaert
  • teachers
    • Coornhert , Dirck Volkertsz.
  • works
    • Animal subjects, §1: Before the 17th century
    • Blocklandt, Anthonie
    • Bol, Hans
    • Francken: (3) Ambrosius Francken I
    • Grimmer: (1) Jacob Grimmer
    • Iconography and iconology, §III, 1(ii): Analysis of motifs, themes and types: Transformations
    • Japan, §VI, 4(vi)(b): Painting: Late: Foreign-influenced painting: Yofuga : Jesuit influence
    • Stradanus, Joannes, §2: Established career: Italy, 1546–75
    • Studio, §II, 2(i): History and development, c 1450–c 1600
    • Vos, Marten de, §2(ii): Drawings