or KORCE (Peter), an excellent painter in the 16th century, was born at Alost, and was the disciple of Bernard Van Orley, who lived with Raphael. He went to Rome; and by studying the beautiful pieces which he found there, formed an excellent taste, and became a very correct designer. On his return to his own country, he undertook the office of directing the execution of some tapestry-work after the designs of Raphael. He was afterwards persuaded by some merchants of Brussels to undertake a voyage to Constantinople; but when he came there, finding that the Turks were not allowed by their religion to draw any figure, and that there was nothing for him to do but to draw designs for tapestry, he spent his time in designing the particular prospects in the neighbourhood of Constantinople, and the manner of the Turks living; of which he has left many wooden cuts, that alone suffice to give an idea of his merit. After his return from Constantinople he settled at Antwerp, where he drew several pictures for the emperor Cha. V. He was also a good architect; and, in the latter part of his life, wrote A Treatise of Sculpture, Geometry, and Perspective; and translated Vitruvius and Serlio into the Flemish tongue. He died in 1550.