Gerard David

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Gerard David was a prominent early Netherlandish painter of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, renowned for his detailed religious scenes and refined use of color and light.

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instanceOf Early Netherlandish painter
Northern Renaissance artist
painter
person
activeYears early 16th century
late 15th century
artisticFocus detailed religious scenes
refined use of color
refined use of light
countryOfCitizenship County of Flanders
dateOfBirth circa 1460
dateOfDeath 13 August 1523
ethnicGroup Flemish
linked to: Flemish Dutch
fieldOfWork altarpiece design
panel painting
genre altarpiece
devotional painting
religious painting
influenced Adriaen Isenbrandt
Ambrosius Benson
influencedBy Hans Memling
Jan van Eyck
Rogier van der Weyden
movement Early Netherlandish painting
Northern Renaissance
name Gerard David
notableFor highly finished panel paintings
integration of Italianate elements into Northern style
notableWork The Baptism of Christ
The Judgment of Cambyses
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
The Virgin among the Virgins
The Virgin and Child with Saints and Donor
Triptych of the Baptism of Christ
Triptych of the Sedano family
occupation painter
placeOfBirth Oudewater
Utrecht region
placeOfDeath Bruges
positionHeld dean of the painters’ guild of Bruges
residence Bruges
sexOrGender male
styleCharacteristic careful rendering of landscape backgrounds
meticulous detail
serene devotional mood
subtle color harmonies
workLocation Antwerp
Bruges

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