A Fugitive Master of the Tudor Court The story of Hieronimo Custodis is one of movement, displacement, and the profound impact of religious upheaval on the trajectory of European art. A native of the vibrant artistic hub of Antwerp, Custodis was part of a significant wave of Flemish masters who found themselves adrift during the late sixteenth century. As the Spanish Netherlands descended into the chaos of religious persecution, many Protestant-leaning artists fled the advancing forces of the Duke of Persia. Among them was Custodis, who likely arrived in England sometime after the fall of An…