The Enigmatic Brush of Martin Palin Martin Palin remains a figure shrouded in the mists of art history, an 17th-century painter whose life details are frustratingly sparse. What we *do* know is gleaned primarily from the works attributed to him – portraits that offer tantalizing glimpses into the world of Dutch colonial power and the burgeoning artistic scene of the period. He was active during a time when portraiture wasn’t merely ab…