| Jan de Wael | |
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Portrait of Jan de Wael after painting by Anthony van Dyck. |
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| Birth name | Jan de Wael |
| Born | 1558 Antwerp |
| Died | 1633 (aged 74–75) Antwerp |
| Nationality | Flemish |
| Field | Painting, Engraving |
| Movement | Baroque |
Jan de Wael (1558–1633) was a Flemish painter of the Baroque period.
He was born in a painting family in Antwerp and became a student of Francois Franken van Herentals. He became a master in the Guild of St. Luke in 1584, and then travelled to Paris with the painter Jan de Mayer. He did quite well, and when he came back, he married Gertrude de Jode, sister to Pieter de Jode I and aunt of Pieter de Jode II, in 1588. He became dean of the guild in 1594.
His sons Cornelis de Wael and Lucas de Wael became etchers and spent a long period in Italy where they settled in Genua.[1] When Anthony van Dyck visited Genua he stayed with the brothers.