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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. Upon the death of Hans Memling in 1494, David became Bruges' leading painter. He moved to Bruges in 1483, presumably from Haarlem, where he had formed his early style under Albert van Oudewater, and joined the Guild of Saint Luke at Bruges in 1484. In his early work David followed Haarlem artists such as Dirk Bouts, Albert van Oudewater and Geertgen tot Sint Jans, though he had already given evidence of superior power as a colourist. The displayed painting is a crop from: Archangel Gabriel; The Virgin Annunciate, ca. 1510.