The Radiant Legacy of Govaert Teuniszoon Flinck In the golden, amber-hued atmosphere of the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic, few names shimmered with as much promise and technical brilliance as Govaert Teuniszoon Flinck. Born in 1615 in the German city of Kleve, Flinck’s journey from a draper's son to one of Amsterdam’s most sought-after masters is a testament to a passion that could not be suppressed by parental expectation. Thoug…