The Architect of Imaginary Grandeur In the vibrant, bustling heart of Antwerp during the late seventeenth century, a master of illusion was quietly crafting worlds that never existed, yet felt more real than reality itself. Jacob Balthasar Peeters, a name often whispered alongside the great Flemish traditions, possessed a singular vision for the canvas. While his contemporaries might have focused on the gritty realism of daily life or…