His Flemish contemporary Hugo van der Goes is more down-to-earth in the realism of his huge triptych Adoration of the Shepherds (1478), which influenced Florentine painters like Ghirlandaio.
Flemish painters often tend towards realism in their work.
mnli hypothesis: Flemish painters often tend towards realism in their work. premise: His Flemish contemporary Hugo van der Goes is more down-to-earth in the realism of his huge triptych Adoration of the Shepherds (1478), which influenced Florentine painters like Ghirlandaio.