Hieronymus Galle
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Hieronymus Galle was a Flemish
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....

 Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...

 still-life painter, specializing in fruit and flowers.

Biography

According to the RKD he learned to paint from Abraham Hack, who also taught his contemporary, Jan van den Hecke
Jan van den Hecke
-Biography:According to Houbraken he painted landscapes, which he populated with animals and other figures himself. He also made flower and fruit still lifes and could paint gold, silver, crystal, and porcelain quite well...

. He joined the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1636, and became master in 1645-46. He travelled to Italy and is registered in Rome in 1661-1662, where he lived with Franciscus de Neve
Franciscus de Neve
Franciscus or Frans de Neve , was a Flemish Baroque painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he received praise while in Rome for his ability to paint according to nature. Houbraken quoted from a poem about him on page 349 of Cornelis de Bie's book Het Gulden Cabinet.According to the RKD in 1629...

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