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Galle also published a series often founders of religious<br />
orders, which included St. Francis.This undated series was<br />
engraved by Hieronymus Wienx after designs by Galle<br />
himself.seeMauquoy-Hendrickx 1978-83, voL2,pp. 183-<br />
184, nos. 994-1005. It Is most interesting to note that at<br />
a later date - by a different engraver and without the<br />
address of Philips Galle - a portrait of the founder of the<br />
Order of the Jesuits (Imgo Lopez de Loyola) was added<br />
to this series. Galle also issued a female equivalent of the<br />
founders, again engraved by Hieronymus Wierix after<br />
Galle s designs, which included St. Clare; cp. Mauquoy-<br />
Hendrickx 1978-83, vol. 2, pp. 184-185, nos. 1006-1009.<br />
310. On this series, see Sirnoni 1984, p. 161 It is<br />
also mentioned briefly in Knipping 1939-40, vol. 1, p. 202<br />
and Zweite 1968,p. 95.The copperplates were still in the<br />
possession of the Galle workshop in 1636: "De Heylige<br />
van de Minnebroeders veerthien platen" ("The saints of<br />
the friars minor, 14 plates"); Duverger 1984, vol 1/4, p.<br />
20. The only copy which I was able to study (the print-<br />
room in Dresden) had each engraving pasted separately<br />
in an album, which made it impossible to study the type<br />
set text.<br />
311. See Kirschbaum 1968-76, vol. 7, pp. 17-18.<br />
Sedulius choose the appropriate verses from Job 29:16 to<br />
be engraved in the margin: "Pater eram pauperum, et<br />
causam quam neselebam diligentissime inquirebam "<br />
("And I was father to the poor: and the cause which I<br />
knew not I searched out").<br />
312. Not in Hollstein. The series consists of an<br />
engraved title page, an engraved dedication to Marie de<br />
Meleun, countess of Ligne, 43 numbered engravings with<br />
(engraved) verses in the margin. Galle apparendy issued<br />
both a Latin and a French version. In both editions the<br />
verses in the margin, composed by Cornells Kiliaan, are<br />
in Latin. They do, however, differ in the language of the<br />
afterword, a one-page text written by Philips Galle and<br />
set in letterpress. Only m the (more common) French edi<br />
tion, the afterword Is followed with three pages, set in let<br />
terpress, entitled "les noms des figures avec leurs inter<br />
pretations "These only give the French translations of the<br />
Latin verses underneath the engravings. Both Galle's son<br />
Theodoor and grandson Johannes reissued the entire<br />
series. As usual the copperplates were still in the posses<br />
sion of the Galle workshop in 1636:"Alderleij sinnen vijf-<br />
fenveertich platen" ("All kinds of virtues, 45 plates");<br />
Duverger 1984, vol. 1/4, p. 21.<br />
Notes Chapter 4<br />
215<br />
313. The series is briefly described in: Praz 1964,<br />
p. 462, Van den Branden 1978, pp. 176-178, no. 50 (on<br />
account of the verses by Kiliaan) and Landwehr 1988,<br />
p. 159, no. 414. Although engravings from the Proso-<br />
pographia are occasionally illustrated In iconographie and<br />
iconological studies on Dutch and Flemish art, no study<br />
on the series exists. The iconographie sources of several<br />
engravings (Labour, Diligence and Health) are studied<br />
more in detail inVeldman 1991, p. 285 andVeldman 1992,<br />
pp. 256-258, In the near future I will devote a more elab<br />
orate study on the genesis of this booklet, its sources and<br />
its influence.<br />
314. "PHILIPPE GALLE/ AU LECTEUR<br />
S[ALUTATE]./ Tu as icy, amy Lecteur, les images de<br />
Patience,/ Penitence, Experience, Humilité, Pieté, &c au<br />
/ très semblales Vertus, comme pareillement/ les images<br />
des vices, & et d'autres choses, lesquelles/ tu voiras ornées<br />
& embellies de leurs symboles & apper-/ tenances<br />
peculieres; fort nécessaires â tous peintres, engra-/ veurs,<br />
entailleurs, orfèvres, statuaires & mesmes aux/ Poètes<br />
rimeurs & rhetoriciens vulgaires, pour eux conseil-/ 1er<br />
à ce livre, qui leur furnira des moye[n]s por pouvoir imi -<br />
/ ter toutes sortes deffigies: affm que lors qu'il leur pren<br />
dra/ fantasie de peindre ou feindre quelque chose,<br />
ilzn'ayent/ besoing d'avoir tousiours leur recours, a ceux<br />
qui sont es/ arts les plus practiqués & expérimentés, Si<br />
est-ce que fay/ trouvé bon & util de ne grossir & combler<br />
ce livre d'un tas/ de figures qui sont en grand nombre:<br />
mais seulement de/ celles qui sont les plus rares & moins<br />
usitées. A l'occasion/ dequoy i'ay laissé là les sept arts lib-<br />
eraulx, Les vertus eardi-/ nales. Les péchez prineipuax &<br />
choses de pareilles denrées/ desquelles sont abondamment<br />
furnies les bouticques. le/ me suis servi peu ou point de<br />
la façon de peindre des an-/ ciens: daultant qu'icelle est<br />
maintenant tenue pour ob-/ scure & particulière aux<br />
payens, & que la nostre est plus/ claire, ik l'invention des<br />
Chrestiens est plus en vogue &/ reputation. Que si i'ap-<br />
perçoy que ce travail nostre te reus-/ sisse agréable, l'en<br />
seray Dieu aidant aguillonné pour/ oser doresnavant faire<br />
& produire daultres ouvrages de/ pareille estoffe."<br />
315. Cp. Sellink 1992, pp 52-55 (also the slightly<br />
changed version in chapter 3) and Fufrrmg 1992, pp. 67-<br />
69, with further references.<br />
316. Xomme par cy devant mes enseignes sont esté<br />
l'autel & et cigoigne:/ ainsi m'est au present la sacrée Bible<br />
& le chapelet."