Christ Nailed to the Cross by Gerard David

Gerard David

1460 - 1523

Oudewater, Netherlands

Gerard David (c. 1450-1523) stands among the most significant Flemish painters of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, serving as a crucial bridge between the Early Netherlandish masters and the emerging Renaissance style. Born in Oudewater in the Netherlands, David moved to Bruges around 1484, where he would establish himself as the last great master of the Bruges school. Following the death of Hans Memling in 1494, David became the city's leading painter, inheriting a rich tradition of meticulous oil painting techniques and religious devotion that had made Bruges a center of artistic exce...