A Life Between Flanders and Italy The story of Ludovico Pozzoserrato begins in the northern reaches of Europe, likely within the city of Mechelen, Belgium. While some records suggest Antwerp as his birthplace, the artist eventually moved toward the warmth of the Italian peninsula. This transition from the Flemish traditions of his youth to the light of Italy shaped everything he produced. By the early 1570s, he had arrived in Venice, a…