Editing Gerard David (section)

==Life==
He was born in [[Oudewater]], now located in the province of [[Utrecht (province)|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''.<ref name="h63">Hand, 63</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2163980|title=Gothic Art|publisher=Peebles Press International|year=1974|isbn=0-85690-033-8|editor-last=Lesberg|editor-first=Sandy|location=New York|chapter=Glossary of Gothic Art|oclc=2163980|orig-year=1966}}</ref> He is believed to have spent time in Italy from 1470 to 1480, where he was influenced by the [[Italian Renaissance]].<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Ainsworth (1998), 93</ref>
[[File:Gerard David - The Annunciation (The Angel and the Virgin).jpg|360px|thumb|left|''The Annunciation'', 1506]]

Upon the death of [[Hans Memling]] in 1494, David became Bruges' leading painter. He became dean of the guild in 1501,<ref>Ainsworth (1998), 2</ref> and in 1496 married [[Cornelia Cnoop]], daughter of the dean of the [[goldsmith]]s' guild.<ref>Cuttler, Charles D. "Northern painting from Pucelle to Bruegel". Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968. 190</ref> David was one of the town's leading citizens.<ref name="add">Additional documents were presented by Hans J. van Miegroet, "New Documents Concerning Gerard David" ''The Art Bulletin'' '''69'''.1 (March 1987:33–44).</ref>

[[Ambrosius Benson]] served his apprenticeship with David. Around 1519 they had a dispute over a number of paintings and drawings which Benson had collected from other artists.  David refused to return the materials because Benson owed him a large debt.<ref name="h73">Harbison, 73</ref> Benson sought legal recourse in court and after he won, David was condemned to a prison term.<ref>Nash, 168, 193</ref><ref>Scheller, Robert W. ''Exemplum: Model-Book Drawings and the Practice of Artistic Transmission in the Middle Ages (c. 900 – c. 1470)''. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 1995. p. 79.</ref>

He died on 13 August 1523 and was buried in the [[Church of Our Lady, Bruges|Church of Our Lady]] in Bruges.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gerard David :: Biography |url=https://www.virtualuffizi.com/gerard-david.html |access-date=11 August 2021 |website=Virtual Uffizi Gallery |language=en-US}}</ref>