Gerard david biography coles

Imagine that one of the greatest artists the world has ever known being somehow forgotten about for more than years.

Such was the case with Gerard David, one of the most significant artists of the early Renaissance. It was in that a researcher by the name of William Henry James Weale was delving through ancient records in the city of Bruges, Belgium, and discovered a treasure trove of information about the life and works of the painter Gerard David.

Early Life

David is called a man of Netherlandish nationality.

Gerard david biography coles

He was born in in Oudewater, a town in the Netherlands province of Utrecht. Like many early artists of this era, information about his early life is sketchy, although it is known he spent most of his adult life in Bruges. It was there that he became a respected member of the paint