The Wanderlust of a Baroque Polymath The life of Joachim von Sandrart was defined by an insatiable curiosity and a restless spirit that mirrored the expansive, transformative energy of the Baroque era. Born in Frankfurt am Main in 1606, Sandrart’s early years were marked by a profound thirst for knowledge that transcended the boundaries of his upbringing. While his family roots traced back to Mons and Bergen, it was his personal journey—a literal and metaphorical pilgrimage through the heart of Europe—that would shape him into one of the most significant figures of the seventeenth century. D…