CALBE

calbe, or kalbe, a town of germany, on the saale, in prussian saxony. it is known as calbe-an-der-saale, to distinguish it from the smaller town of calbe on the milde in the same province. pop. (1905) 12,281. it is a railway junction, and among its industries are wool-weaving and the manufacture of cloth, paper, stoves, sugar and bricks. cucumbers and onions are cultivated, and soft coal is mined in the neighbourhood. calcar (or kalcker), john de (1499-1546), italian painter, was born at calcar, in the duchy of cleves. he was a disciple of titian at venice, and perfected himself by studying raphael. he imitated those masters so closely as to deceive the most skilful critics. among his various pieces is a nativity, representing the angels around the infant christ, which he arranged so that the light emanated wholly from the child. he died at naples.