Gerrard

Gerrard

(called Gerard of St. John), an old Dutch painter, was born at Haarlem about 1460, and entered the school of Albert van Ouwater. In the Church of St. John, at Haarlem, he executed pictures of the Crucifixion, the Descentfrom the Cross, and the Resurrection, which were esteemed superior to any productions of the time. He died in 1488. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.