Daniel Seiter (1649–1705): Venetian Roots, Baroque Vision Daniel Seiter remains a figure shrouded in artistic mystery, largely due to the scarcity of reliable biographical information. However, what emerges from scholarly accounts—primarily Houbraken’s *Lives of Distinguished Artists*, published in 1718— paints a portrait of a Viennese painter who decisively embraced the Venetian Baroque tradition and achieved considerable renown thro…