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Virgin and Child with Four Angels Gerard David, 1510
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Virgin and Child with Four Angels

Gerard David Β· 1510

Why it's great

Mary sits holding the baby Jesus, who plays with a cup and a spoon, with four angels around her. Gerard David painted it in about 1510, and it is a tender, down-to-earth picture.

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πŸ“ Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan, United States

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About the artist

Gerard David

1460–1523 Β· born in Oudewater Β· died in Bruges

Gerard David was a Dutch painter born in about 1460. He worked in Bruges and became the city's top painter after Hans Memling died. He died in 1523.

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