The Master of the Flemish Banquet: The Life and Legacy of Alexander Adriaenssen In the vibrant, bustling heart of seventeenth-century Antwerp, a period defined by the opulent textures of the Baroque, the name Alexander Adriaenssen emerged as a whisper of elegance amidst the grandeur. Born in 1587 to a family steeped in the melodic traditions of Flanders—his father being the renowned lutenist Emmanuel Adriaenssen—Alexander’s journey wa…