The Landscape Specialist of the Flemish Renaissance Frans Mostaert left a footprint on the Flemish Renaissance that remains defined by a singular focus. Unlike many of his contemporaries who drifted between genres, Mostaert dedicated his brief career almost exclusively to the landscape. He was a specialist. His work does not rely on grand historical narratives to command attention; instead, it finds its strength in the tension between the topographical and the heroic. He managed to marry the realistic details of the terrain with a sense of scale that pushed the boundaries of the era's natura…