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Hieronimo Custodis
A Fugitive Master of the Tudor Court The story of Hieronimo Custodis is one of movement, displacement, and the profound impact of religious upheaval on the trajectory of European art. A native of the vibrant artistic hub of Antwerp, Custodis was part of a significant wave of Flemish masters who found themselves adrift during the late sixteenth century. As the Spanish Netherlands descended into the chaos of religious persecution, many P
rotestant-leaning artists fled the advancing forces of the Duke of Persia. Among them was Custodis, who likely arrived in England sometime after the fall of Antwerp in 1585, bringing with him the sophisticated technical traditions of the Southern Netherlands to the court of Queen Elizabeth I. His arrival in London marked the beginning of a brief but brilliant chapter in English art history. While his early years in England remain some…