Background
January de Wael was born in an artist family in Antwerp and was a pupil of Frans Francken I. He became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1584 and then travelled to Paris with the painter January de Mayer.
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January Wael
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Career
He became dean of the guild in 1595. They resided for a long period in Italy where they settled in Genoa. One of January de Wael"s most important pupils was January 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 Genoese school.
Other pupils were Jacques Firens and Carel Simons.
Membership
Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.
