He learned the art of engraving from his father
Philip Galle. He married Catharina Moerentorff (Moretus), daughter of the prominent printer
Jan Moretus and Maertine Plantijn. Maertine was the daughter of the founder of the Plantin Moretus printing house in Antwerp
Christophe Plantin. Galle was one of the engravers linked to the Plantin Moretus press. He became a member of the
Guild of St. Luke in 1595, and became deacon in 1609. He was the teacher of his son
Jan Galle, and the engravers Adriaen Millaert, and Gilles van Schoor. Joannes Galle later became a member of the
Guild of St. Luke in 1627, and became deacon in 1638. ==References==