The Master of Antwerp Landscapes: The Life of Lucas van Uden In the heart of the 17th-century Flemish art scene, few names evoke the atmospheric serenity of the Baroque landscape as effectively as Lucas van Uണ്ടen. Born in Antwerp in 1595, van Uden emerged from a lineage deeply rooted in the city's artistic fabric. As the son of Artus van Uden, the esteemed city painter responsible for the gilded splendor of Antwerp’s civic monuments, Lucas was immersed in the aesthetics of grandeur and detail from his earliest years. While he did not follow the traditional path of a registered pupil under t…