Herbert Happensoon: A Visionary of Northern Netherlandish Symbolism Herbert Happensoon (c. 1490 – after 1512) remains a shadowy figure in the annals of Renaissance art, yet his distinctive style and masterful execution have secured him a place among the leading silversmiths and artists active in ‘s-Hertogenbosch during the latter half of the fifteenth century. Despite scarce biographical details—primarily gleaned from surviving invent…