Hans Collaert was an early Flemish engraver, father of the engravers Hans Collaert II (Antwerp 1561 - 1620/1628), who married Elisabeth Galle, and Adrian Collaert (Antwerp c1555/65 - 1618) who married Justa Galle, both daughters of the engraver and publisher Philip Galle. The workshops of the Collaert and Galle families were close together and their works are hard to distinguish.

After working some years in his father's studio, he went to Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 to perfect himself in his art. His engravings after Rubens are very highly esteemed. He left many works; among the best may be mentioned:

• Life of Saint Francis, 16 prints
• Last Judgment, folio
• Monilium, Bullarum, Inauriumque Artificiosissimae Icones, 10 prints, 1581
• The Dead Christ in his Mother's Lap
• Marcus Curtius
• Moses Striking the Rock, and The Resurrection of Lazarus, after Lambert Lombard
  Lambert Lombard
  Lambert Lombard was a Renaissance painter, architect and theorist for the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. During his career he worked for Jan Gossaert in Middelburg and trained Frans Floris. In 1532 he became court painter and architect in Liège...
  
  
• The Fathers of the Desert
• Biblia Sacra and the History of the Church, after Rubens.