Jan de Wael or Hans de Wael or Jan Baptist de Wael (1558–1633) was a

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painter and engraver who mainly painted religious works and landscapes.

Biography

Jan de Wael was born in an artist family in Antwerp and was a pupil of

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in 1584 and then travelled to

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with the painter Jan de Mayer. He did quite well, and when he came back, he married Gertrude (or Gertruyt, Geertruijdt) de Jode in 1588. She came from a family of engravers: the famous map engraver

Gerard de Jode Gerard de Jode (also known as Petrus de Jode; – 5 February 1591) was a Netherlandish cartographer, engraver, and publisher who lived and worked in Antwerp. In 1547, De Jode was admitted to the Guild of St. Luke, and began his work as ...

was her father,

Pieter de Jode I Petrus, or Pieter de Jode I or Pieter de Jode the Elder (1570 – 9 August 1634), was a Flemish printmaker, draughtsman, publisher and painter active principally active in Antwerp. He was active as a reproductive artist who created many prints ...

was her brother and

Pieter de Jode II Pieter de Jode II or Pieter de Jode the Younger (1606–1674) was a Flemish Baroque printmaker, draughtsman, painter and art dealer. A scion of an important dynasty of printmakers active in Antwerp, he created many prints after the works of lea ...

was her nephew.Jan de Wael at the Fitzwilliam
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at the

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The principal importance of Jan de Wael lies in his role as a teacher. He trained his sons

Cornelis de Wael Cornelis de Wael ( Antwerp, 1592 – Rome, 1667) was a Flemish painter, engraver and merchant who was primarily active in Genoa in Italy. He is known for his genre paintings, battle scenes, history paintings and still lifes. Through his art w ...

and

Lucas de Wael Lucas de Wael (3 March 1591 – 25 October 1661) was a Flemish painter, art dealer and merchant. He was born in Antwerp and worked for some time in Genoa in Italy before returning to Antwerp. Here he continued his artistic and commercial a ...

as painters and engravers. They resided for a long period in Italy where they settled in

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.Jan de Waal biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the

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One of Jan de Wael's most important pupils was Jan Roos who would later also establish himself permanently in Genoa, where he had a major influence on the art of the local painters of the

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. Other pupils were Jacques Firens and Carel Simons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wael, Jan De 1558 births 1633 deaths Flemish Baroque painters Painters from Antwerp