, ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁Gil ▁de ▁Sil oe , ▁and ▁the ▁architect ▁Han ne quin ▁de ▁Br us el as . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁R onda ▁Kas l , ▁The ▁M aking ▁of ▁His p ano - F lem ish ▁Style : ▁Art , ▁Com merce , ▁and ▁Polit ics ▁in ▁Fif teenth - Cent ury ▁Cast ile ▁( Turn h out : ▁B rep ols , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Span ish ▁art ▁Category : R ena issance ▁art ▁Category : E ar ly ▁Nether land ish ▁art <0x0A> </s> ▁David ▁Co ble y ▁( born ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁portrait ▁and ▁figure ▁painter ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁Bath ▁Art ists ' ▁Studios . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁David ▁Hugh ▁Co ble y ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁North am pton ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁High am ▁Ferr ers ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁county ▁primary ▁school ▁there ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁Well ing borough ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁and ▁North am pton ▁School ▁of ▁Art . ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁but ▁was ▁briefly ▁taught ▁there ▁by ▁Wel sh ▁landscape ▁painter ▁Peter ▁Pr ender g ast . ▁He ▁completed ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Compar ative ▁Culture ▁at ▁Soph ia ▁University ▁during ▁his ▁nine - year ▁stay ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁illustr ator ▁he ▁began ▁painting ▁port