Cornelis de Wael

Cornelis de Wael
Portrait of the brothers Lucas and Cornelius de Wael by Wenceslas Hollar after painting by Anthony van Dyck.
Birth name	Cornelis de Wael
Born	1592 Antwerp
Died	1667 (aged 74–75) Rome
Nationality	Flemish
Field	Painting, Engraving
Movement	Baroque

Cornelis de Wael (1592–1667) was a Flemish painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Italy, specifically Genoa. He was born in Antwerp, the son of a painter, and died in Rome.

Biography

He was born in a painting family in Antwerp as the son of the painter Jan de Wael I (1558–1633) and Gertrude de Jode, making him a cousin of Pieter de Jode II. His brother, Lucas de Wael (1591–1661) accompanied him on his trip to Italy where they settled in Genua.^[1] When Anthony van Dyck visited Genua he stayed with the brothers.

Cornelis was known mainly for his etchings, but he also has a reputation for painting landscapes. According to Houbraken he specialized in battle scenes and worked for Philip III of Spain and Philippe-Charles, 3rd Count of Arenberg. One of his pupils was the Flemish painter Giovanni Hovart.

References

1. ^ (Dutch) Kornelis de Waal biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

External links

• Getty Museum biography
• Cornelis de Wael in RKD

Persondata
Name	Wael, Cornelis De
Alternative names
Short description	painter
Date of birth	1592
Place of birth	Antwerp
Date of death	1667
Place of death	Rome