The Enigmatic Master of the Spanish Court The identity of Juan de Flandes remains one of the most captivating mysteries in the annals of Early Netherlandish painting. Shrouded in a veil of historical ambiguity, scholars have long debated whether this master was the individual known as Jan van der Straat or another unnamed virtuoso whose brushwork left an indelible mark on the Iberian Peninsula. Though his true origins are obscured by…