Geburt Christi (nach einem verlorenen Original von Hugo van der Goes) (Rückseite: Wappen) (Kopie nach)

This Birth of Christ from 1530, painted after a lost original by Hugo van der Goes, demonstrates how Gerard David's workshop preserved and transmitted earlier Netherlandish compositions. The practice of copying renowned originals was common and served both devotional and commercial purposes in the Bruges art market. Characteristic of the artist's mature approach, the work displays luminous oil technique inherited from van Eyck and Memling, serene religious dignity, meticulous surface detail in textiles and landscape, warm compositional clarity.

The composition reflects the emotional intensity of Hugo van der Goes's original while translated through Gerard David's workshop technique, with the coat of arms on the reverse indicating a specific patron.