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Born in the northern Netherlands about 1455, David was the last great fifteenth-century Netherlandish painter to settle in Bruges, whose economic power was soon to be eclipsed by that of Antwerp. Bruges was, however, still the favored residence of the itinerant dukes of Burgundy and the home of a significant community of foreign businessmen and bankers. David’s development as a painter can be traced through the rich holdings of the Metropolitan Museum, which houses the world’s largest concentration of the artist’s individual panels. Ranging from his earliest to his late paintings, this collection reveals David’s unique contributions: his novel treatments of age-old themes; his innovative approach to landscape; the remarkable effects of color and light he created; and the vivid expression of a sense of contemporary life. More than most Netherlandish artists, David was a shrewd entrepreneur who adjusted his style, technique, and even subject matter to accommodate his clients and assimilate new trends. Yet the dominant trait in his art is his purity of vision in what was an age of transition. (Click on details for more information.)
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