Artists
Gerard David
- Country:
- Belgium
- Birth year:
- 1460
- Death year:
- 1523
By the year 1500, Gerard David (c. 1460 Oudewater near Gouda-1523 Bruges) had succeeded Hans Memling as the leading painter in bruges, where he had been registered with the painter's guild since 1484. He probably completed his training in Holland, as is suggested by his illustrative, faithfully realistic compositions with their differentiated depictions of figures and space . It is possible that David travelled to Italy in 1513, because in his later works he developed a comprehensive pictorial structure that is comparable to the Italian High Renaissance style. The rather stiff gestures of his figures and the cool colour palette he referred recall a Mannerist display. In 1515 David was accepted in to the St. Luke's Guild in Antwerp, where he extended his influence on Flemish painting and beyond through his students joos van Cleve and Joachim Patenier. Works by the artist include The Judgement of Cambyses, 1498, Groeningemuseum, Stedelijke Musea, Bruges; The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine, c. 1508, The National Gallery, London; and virgin and Child Enthroned with Angels and Saints, 1509, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen.