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Gerard David (c. 1460 – 1523) 

• Was an Early Netherlandish painter and manuscript illuminator.
• He was born in Oudewater, now located in the province of Utrecht.
• Upon the death of Hans Memling in 1494, David became Bruges' leading painter.
• He moved to Bruges in 1483, presumably from Haarlem.
• In Haarlem he had formed his early style under Albert van Oudewater.
• He joined the Guild of Saint Luke at Bruges in 1484.
• He became a master of the Antwerp guild in 1515.
Ambrosius Benson served his apprenticeship with David.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Gerard David, Archangel Gabriel; The Virgin Annunciate, ca. 1510.
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