David, Gerard - Coronation of the Virgin with Four Doctors - art postcard

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Gerard David (c. 1460 – 13 August 1523) was an Early Netherlandish painter and manuscript illuminator known for his brilliant use of color. Only a bare outline of his life survives, although some facts are known. He may have been the Meester gheraet van brugghe who became a master of the Antwerp guild in 1515. He was very successful in his lifetime and probably ran two workshops, in Antwerp and Bruges.[2] Like many painters of his period, his reputation diminished in the 17th century until he was rediscovered in the 19th century.

He was born in Oudewater, now located in the province of Utrecht. His year of birth is approximated as c. 1450–1460 on the basis that he looks to be around 50 years in the 1509 self-portrait found in his Virgin among the Virgins.[3][4] He is believed to have spent time in Italy from 1470 to 1480, where he was influenced by the Italian Renaissance.[4] He formed his early style under Albert van Oudewater in Haarlem, and moved to Bruges in 1483, where he joined the Guild of Saint Luke in 1484.[4][5] Upon the death of Hans Memling in 1494, David became Bruges' leading painter. He became dean of the guild in 1501,[6] and in 1496 married Cornelia Cnoop, daughter of the dean of the goldsmiths' guild.[7] David was one of the town's leading citizens.[8]

Ambrosius Benson served his apprenticeship with David, but they came into dispute around 1519 over a number of paintings and drawings Benson had collected from other artists. Because of a large debt owed to him by Benson,[9] David had refused to return the material. Benson pursued the matter legally and won, leading to David serving time in prison.[10][11]

He died on 13 August 1523 and was buried in the Church of Our Lady at Bruges.[12]