The Master of the Flemish Banquet: The Life and Legacy of Alexander Adriaenssen In the vibrant, bustling heart of seventeenth-century Antwerp, a period defined by the opulent textures of the Baroque, the name Alexander Adriaenssen emerged as a whisper of elegance amidst the grandeur. Born in 1587 to a family steeped in the melodic traditions of Flanders—his father being the renowned lutenist Emmanuel Adriaenssen—Alexander’s journey was one of transforming auditory harmony into visual splendor. While his brothers pursued the drama of battle scenes and portraiture, Alexander found his soul in…