The Soul of Antwerp: The Life and Legacy of Hans III Jordaens In the vibrant, bustling heart of seventeenth-century Antwerp, a period defined by the dramatic flourishes of the Baroque, the name Hans III Jordaens emerges as a profound voice of spiritual and narrative depth. While history occasionally casts him in the shadow of his more famous contemporaries or even his kin, Jordaens carved out a singular space within the Flemish tradition. His life, spanning from approximately 1590 to 1643, was deeply rooted in the artistic soil of Belgium, a place where the interplay of light and shadow serv…