A Master of Light and Architecture: The Legacy of Pieter Neeffs the Elder In the heart of the Flemish Baroque era, amidst the bustling, intellectually vibrant streets of Antwerp, emerged a painter whose brush possessed the unique ability to transform cold stone into breathing, atmospheric spaces. Pieter Neeffs the Elder, a name synonymous with the grandeur of architectural painting, did not merely depict buildings; he captured the very soul of sacred and secular interiors. While the exact details of his earliest years remain shrouded in the mists of the late sixteenth century, his presence i…