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The Bridge Between Flanders and Italy: The Life of Cornelis de Wael In the vibrant, swirling currents of the seventeenth-century art world, few figures embodied the spirit of international exchange as gracefully as Cornelis de Wael. Born in the illustrious artistic hub of Antwerp in 1592, De Wael was a child of tradition, descending from a lineage where every breath seemed steeped in pigment and parchment. His father, Jan de Wael I, wa
s a respected painter, and his maternal heritage connected him to the great cartographer Gerard de Jode. This rich, ancestral tapestry of Flemish craftsmanship provided the foundation upon which he would build a career that transcended borders, eventually making him a central pillar of the artistic community in Genoa. The trajectory of De Wael’s life changed irrevocably in 1619 when he and his brother, Lucas, embarked on a transformat…