The Visionary of the Orient: The Life and Art of Willem de Famars Testas Willem de Famars Testas was a painter who possessed the rare ability to transport his audience across continents through nothing more than pigment and light. Born in 1834 in the historic city of Utrecht, his early artistic foundations were laid within the prestigious halls of the Akademie van beeldende kunsten in The Hague. Under the tutelage of masters like Jaco…