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Gerard David

1450 - 1523

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerard David is the 303rd most popular painter (up from 314th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 133rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Dutch Painter.

Gerard David was a Flemish painter from the 15th century. He is most famous for his paintings of scenes from the Bible, such as "The Annunciation" and "The Nativity."

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Among painters, Gerard David ranks 303 out of 2,023. Before him are H. R. Giger, François Clouet, Viktor Vasnetsov, Paul Delvaux, Erwin Bowien, and Willem Claesz. Heda. After him are Ludovico Carracci, Joachim Patinir, Pieter Claesz, Jan Brueghel the Younger, Helene Schjerfbeck, and Marie Bashkirtseff.

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Among people born in 1450, Gerard David ranks 12. Before him are Ibrahim Lodi, Yejong of Joseon, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Pêro da Covilhã, and Martin Schongauer. After him are Diogo Dias, Francisco de Almeida, Zagan Pasha, Marko Marulić, Veit Stoss, and Heinrich Isaac. Among people deceased in 1523, Gerard David ranks 5. Before him are Pope Adrian VI, Pietro Perugino, Luca Signorelli, and Ulrich von Hutten. After him are Mehmed I Giray, Antonio Grimani, Franz von Sickingen, Prospero Colonna, Bartolomeo Montagna, Bernardino López de Carvajal, and Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerard David ranks 115 out of 1,646. Before him are Harry Mulisch (1927), Norbert of Xanten (1080), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Bernard Mandeville (1670), Willem Schouten (1567), and Willem Claesz. Heda (1594). After him are Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727), Jan Swammerdam (1637), Anton Mauve (1838), Eugène Dubois (1858), Claus Sluter (1340), and Dennis Bergkamp (1969).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Gerard David ranks 27. Before him are Gerard ter Borch (1617), Carel Fabritius (1622), Gerrit Dou (1613), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Lucas van Leyden (1494), and Willem Claesz. Heda (1594). After him are Anton Mauve (1838), Willem de Kooning (1904), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), Gabriël Metsu (1629), and Ferdinand Bol (1616).

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