Joos de Momper (1564–1635) – A Pioneer of the Flemish Landscape Joos de Momper the Younger, a name perhaps less instantly recognizable than those of his contemporaries like Bruegel or Rubens, nevertheless occupies a crucial position in the evolution of Flemish landscape painting. Born in Antwerp in 1564 into an artistic family—his grandfather was also a landscape painter and his father, Bartholomeus de Momper, a painter, print publish…