Mary and Child with Two Angels Making Music

Flemish artist Gerard David painted this tender devotional scene showing the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child while two angels play music. The figures are set against a rich landscape background typical of Early Netherlandish painting. David's detailed technique captures the delicate features and luminous colors with characteristic refinement.

David was the last great master of the Bruges school, continuing the tradition of van Eyck and Memling. This intimate panel demonstrates his skill at combining religious devotion with naturalistic observation of figures and landscape. Now at the Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland.