A Legacy Born of Antwerp In the bustling heart of Antwerp, a city where the scent of trade and the rhythm of the Guild of Saint Luke defined daily life, David Ryckaert III entered the world as part of a lineage deeply rooted in the brush and palette. He was born into a family where art was not merely a profession but a shared language, being the son of David Ryckaert II and Katelijne de Meere. As the only son of a painter and art dealer, his path was laid before him through the very hands that guided his early education. He learned the secrets of light and shadow under his father's watchful e…