Gilles Alé (or Hallet; 1620 in
Liege – 1694 in
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), a
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painter, worked in the latter half of the 17th century, and was distinguished for the purity of his style, according to the principles of the Roman school. According to the
RKD
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he was the son of Jean Hallet who married the sister of
Walther Damery Walther Damery (1610, Liège – after 1672, Liège), was a Southern Netherlandish Baroque painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was known along with Leonard van Orley for emblems in the manner of Jacob Cats.