List of Renaissance artists

Renaissance artists are artists from the Renaissance period of Europe, which started in the late 14th century (~1370). This list includes famous painters and sculptors.
Each artist is listed with their dates, place of birth, some places that they worked, their media (the type of artwork that they made), one or two most famous works and some art galleries where their works can be seen.
Renaissance artists: Italian
| Name | Dates | Born | Worked | Media | Masterpiece | Museums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunelleschi | 1377–1446 | Florence | Florence | architect, sculptor in bronze | Crucifix Santa Maria Novella, Florence | Bargello |
| Ghiberti | 1378–1455 | Florence | Florence | sculptor in bronze and marble | The Baptistery Doors Florence | Bargello |
| Masolino da Panicale | c.1383–1447 | Panicale, Umbria | Florence, Rome | fresco, tempera | Madonna with Child and St. Anne | National Gallery, London, National Gallery of Art D.C. |
| Nanni di Banco | c.1384–1421 | Florence | Florence | sculptor in marble | The Four Crowned Martyrs, Orsanmichele, Florence | Bargello |
| Donatello | c.1386–1466 | Florence | Florence, Padua | sculptor in bronze, wood and marble | Gattemelata on Horseback Padua | Bargello, Duomo Museo, Florence |
| Fra Angelico | c.1395–1455 | Rupecanina, Tuscany | Fiesole, Florence Rome | fresco, tempera | Deposition of Christ National Museum of San Marco, Florence | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Louvre; National Gallery of Art D.C.;Prado, Madrid |
| Uccello | 1397–1475 | Tuscany | Florence | fresco, tempera | The Battle of San Romano Uffizi, Louvre and N.G. London | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Louvre, Asmolean Museum, Oxford. |
| Masaccio | 1401–1428 | San Giovanni Valdarno, Tuscany | Florence | fresco, tempera | The Life of St Peter, Brancacci Chapel, Carmine Church, Florence | Uffizi, National Gallery, London |
| Filippo Lippi | 1406–1469 | Florence | Florence, Prato Spoleto | fresco, tempera | The Life of the Virgin Spoleto Cathedral | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Louvre, National Gallery of Art D.C. |
| Piero della Francesca | c.1412–1492 | Sansepolcro Tuscany | Arezzo, Florence Monterchi | fresco, tempera | The History of the True Cross Church of San Francesco, Arezzo | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Louvre |
| Andrea del Castagno | c.1421–1457 | Castagno, Tuscany | Florence | fresco, tempera | The Last Supper, refectory of Sant'Appollonia, Florence | National Gallery of Art D.C. |
| Gentile Bellini | 1429–1507 | Venice | Venice, Constantinople | oil painting | Scenes of the True Cross Accademia, Venice | National Gallery, London, Accademia, Venice |
| Antonello da Messina | c.1430–1479 | Messina, Sicily | Naples, Venice, Sicily | oil painting | The Sibiu Crucifixion Brukenthal, Romania | Louvre, National Gallery, London; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; National Gallery of Art D.C. |
| Mantegna | c.1431–1506 | Padua | Verona, Mantua, Rome | fresco, tempera | The Marriage Chamber Ducale Palace, Mantua | National Gallery, London; Hermitage, National Gallery of Art D.C. |
| Verrocchio | c.1435–1488 | Florence | Florence | tempera sculptor in bronze | The Pistoia Altarpiece, Pistoia Cathedral Colleoni on Horseback, Venice | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Bargello, Florence |
| Botticelli | 1445–1510 | Tuscany | Florence, Rome | fresco, tempera | The Birth of Venus and Primevera, Uffizi | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Louvre, National Gallery of Art D.C. |
| Signorelli | c.1445–1523 | Cortona, Tuscany | Cortona, Orvieto Rome, Arezzo | fresco, tempera | Scenes of the Last Day Orvieto Cathedral | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Brera, Milan |
| Perugino | 1446–1524 | Città della Pieve, Umbria | Perugia, Florence, Rome | fresco, tempera, oil painting | Christ giving the Keys to Peter Sistine Chapel, Vatican City | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Louvre, São Paulo Art Museum, Brazil |
| Ghirlandaio | 1449–1494 | Florence | Florence, Rome | fresco, tempera | Lives of the Madonna and John the Baptist, S. Maria Novella, Florence | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Nanni di Banco, Four Crowned Martyrs, Florence- Brunelleschi, The Sacrifice of Isaac, Florence
Ghiberti, The Gates of Paradise, Florence
Donatello, Gattemelata, Padua
Masolino, 'The Healing of Tabitha, Florence
Masaccio, The Tribute Money, Florence
Fra Angelico, Descent from the Cross, Florence
Filippo Lippi, Coronation of the Virgin, Spoleto
Uccello, The Battle of San Romano, London
Piero della Francesca, 'The History of the True Cross, Arezzo
Andrea del Castagno, The Last Supper, Florence
Gentile Bellini, The Procession of the Cross, Venice
Antonello da Messina, St Jerome in his study, London
Mantegna, Ceiling of the Marriage Chamber, Mantua
Verrocchio, Bartolomeo Colleoni, Venice
Verrocchio and Leonardo, The baptism of Christ, Florence
Botticelli, Birth of Venus, Florence
Signorelli, The Resurrection, Orvieto
Perugino, Jesus giving the Keys to Peter, Rome
Ghirlandaio, The Birth of the Virgin, Florence
High Renaissance
| Name | Dates | Born | Worked | Media | Masterpiece | Museums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Sidney | 1561-1621 | Bewdley,Worcestershire | Crosby Hall, London | poet, translator | Translation of the Psalms | British Museum, Sidney Museum, Brooklyn Museum |
| Giovanni Bellini | c.1430–1520 | Venice | Venice | oil painting | San Zaccaria Altarpiece, Church of San Zaccaria, Venice | National Gallery, London; Rijksmuseum, Accademia, Venice, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
| Leonardo da Vinci | 1452–1519 | Vinci, Tuscany | Florence, Milan Amboise, France | drawing, tempera, oil painting sculpture | Mona Lisa, Louvre The Last Supper, Milan | Uffizi, National Gallery, London Louvre, Hermitage |
| Filippino Lippi | c.1457–1504 | Prato, Tuscany | Florence, Rome | fresco, oil painting | The Life of St. Peter, Brancacci Chapel, Florence | Uffizi, National Gallery, London; Hermitage, Rijksmuseum |
| Michelangelo | 1475–1570 | Caprese Tuscany | Florence, Bologna Rome | sculptor in marble fresco, tempera | David, Accademia, Florence Pieta, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome The Sistine Chapel ceiling, Vatican | Uffizi, National Gallery, London, Duomo Museo, Florence; Accademia, Florence |
| Giorgione | c.1477—1510 | Castelfranco, Venice | Venice | oil painting | The Tempest Accademia, Venice |
Accademia, Venice; Hermitage, Louvre, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
| Raphael | 1483–1525 | Urbino, Marche | Perugia, Florence, Rome | fresco, oil painting | The School of Athens, Vatican The Sistine Madonna, Gemäldegalerie, Dresden | Uffizi, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, New York Hermitage, National Gallery, London |
| Titian | c.1485–1576 | Pieve di Cadore, Venice | Venice, Padua | oil painting, fresco | The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari | Hermitage, National Gallery, London; Louvre, National Gallery, Washington D.C.; Pitti, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
| Andrea del Sarto | 1486–1531 | Gualfonda Tuscany | Florence, France | oil painting | Last Supper in San Salvi, Vallombrosan Abbey (outskirts of Florence) | Uffizi, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Louvre, National Gallery, Washington D.C.; Hermitage, National Gallery, London |
Filippino Lippi, Scenes from the Life of St. Peter, Florence
Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, Milan
Michelangelo, Creation of Adam, Vatican
Raphael, School of Athens, Vatican
Michelangelo, David, Florence
Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, Paris
Titian, Venus of Urbino, Florence
Giorgione, The Tempest', Venice
Giovanni Bellini, San Giobbe Altarpiece, Venice
Titian, Assumption of the Virgin, Venice
Raphael, Sistine Madonna, Dresden
Andrea del Sarto, Madonna of the Harpies, Florence
Mannerism (Late Renaissance)
| Name | Dates | Born | Worked | Media | Masterpiece | Museums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontormo | 1494—1557 | Empoli | Florence | oil painting | The Deposition
Florence |
Uffizi, National Gallery, Washington D.C.; Hermitage, National Gallery, London; Metropolitan Museum, New York |
| Benvenuto Cellini | 1500–1571 | Florence | Italy, France | goldsmith, sculptor in bronze | Perseus with the Head of Medusa Loggia Lanzi, Florence | Bargello, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Louvre, National Gallery of Australia; Royal Collection, London |
| Bronzino | 1503–1572 | Florence | Florence | oil painting | Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo Uffizi, Florence | Uffizi, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Louvre, National Gallery, Washington D.C.; Hermitage, National Gallery, London |
| Parmigianino | 1503–1540 | Parma | Florence, Rome, Bologna, Parma | oil painting | The Madonna with the Long Neck, Uffizi, Florence | Uffizi,Metropolitan Museum, New York Hermitage, National Gallery, London; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
| Tintoretto | 1518–1594 | Brescia | Venice | oil painting | Paradise Doge's Palace, Venice | Hermitage, National Gallery, London; Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, New York; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
| Paolo Veronese | 1528–88 | Verona | Mantua, Venice | oil painting | Feast in the House of Levi, Accademia, Venice | Louvre,Metropolitan Museum, New York Hermitage, National Gallery, London; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
| Giambologna | 1529–1608 | Douai, France | Florence, Rome, Bologna | sculptor in marble and bronze | The Rape of the Sabine Women Loggia Lanzi, Florence | Bargello, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Louvre, National Gallery, Washington D.C.; Hermitage, Rijksmusem |
| El Greco | 1541–1614 | Crete | Crete, Venice Toledo, Spain | oil painting | Burial of the Count of Orgaz Santo Tomé, Toledo, Spain | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Louvre, National Gallery, Washington D.C.; Hermitage, National Gallery, London; Metropolitan Museum, New York; Prado |
Cellini, Perseus with the head of the Medusa, Florence
Giambolgna, Rape of the Sabine Women, Florence
Bronzino, Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo, Florence
Parmigianino, The Madonna with the Long Neck, Florence
Pontormo, The Deposition, Florence- El Greco, Burial of the Count of Orgaz, Toledo
Tintoretto, Paradise, Venice
Veronese, Feast in the House of Levi, Venice
Renaissance artists: Northern Europe and Spain
Early Renaissance
| Name | Dates | Born | Worked | Media | Masterpiece | Museums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert van Eyck | c.1366–1426 | Maaseik? Belgium | Naples | oil painting, manuscripts | The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb St. Bavon Cathedral, Ghent | |
| Robert Campin/ "The Master of Flémalle" | c.1375–1444 | Valenciennes? | Belgium | oil painting | The Mérode Altarpiece Metropolitan Museum, New York | Hermitage, National Gallery, London; Metropolitan Museum, New York; State Museum, Frankfurt; Royal Museum, Antwerp |
| Jan van Eyck | 1395–1441 | Maaseik? Belgium | The Hague, Bruges Ghent | oil painting | The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb St. Bavon Cathedral, Ghent | Louvre, National Gallery, London; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Metropolitan Museum, New York |
| Rogier van der Weyden | c.1400–1464 | Tournai | Tournai | oil painting | Descent from the Cross Prado Museum, Madrid | Hermitage, National Gallery, London; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Prado, Metropolitan Museum, New York |
| Jean Fouquet | 1420–1481 | Tours, France | France, Italy | tempera, miniature manuscripts | Melun Diptych Royal Museum, Antwerp | Louvre, Royal Museum, Antwerp; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Metropolitan Museum, New York |
| Hugo van der Goes | c.1440–1482 | Ghent? | Ghent | oil painting | The Portinari Altarpiece Uffizi Gallery, Florence | Uffizi, Hermitage, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Metropolitan Museum, New York |
| Bartolomé Bermejo | c.1440-c.1498 | Cordoba, Spain | Spain, Belgium | oil painting | Altarpiece of the Virgin of Montserrat Cathedral of Acqui Terme | National Gallery, London, National Museum of Catalonia, Art institute of Chicago |
| Hieronymus Bosch | c.1450–1516 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Netherlands | oil painting | The Garden of Worldly Delights Prado Museum, Madrid | Rijksmuseum, Prado; National Gallery, London; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
Louvre, National Gallery, London;
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Metropolitan Museum, New York
Hubert and Jan van Eyck, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Ghent
Jan van Eyck, Wedding portrait of the Arnolfini, London
Robert Campin, The Merode Altarpiece, New York
Rogier van der Weyden, Descent from the Cross, Madrid
Jean Fouquet, Madonna and Child, Antwerp
Hugo van der Goes, The Portinari Altarpiece, Florence
Bartolomé Bermejo, Altarpiece of the Virgin of Montserrat, Acqui Terme
Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Worldly Delights, Prado
1500s
| Name | Dates | Born | Worked | Media | Masterpiece | Museums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias_Grünewald | c.1470–1528 | Würzburg | Germany | oil painting | The Isenheim Altarpiece Colmar, France | Alte Pinakothek, Munich; Louvre, National Gallery, Washington D.C. |
| Albrecht Durer | 1471–1528 | Nuremberg, Germany | Germany, Italy, Netherlands | oil painting engraving | Adoration of the Trinity Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna | Louvre, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Hermitage, National Gallery, London; Metropolitan Museum, New York |
| Lucas Cranach the Elder | 1472–1553 | Kronach | Germany, Netherlands | oil painting engraving | The Altarpiece of St. Catherine Gemäldegalerie, Dresden | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Louvre, Hermitage, Metropolitan Museum, New York Alte Pinakothek, Munich |
| Albrecht Altdorfer | c.1480–1538 | Regensburg | Germany | oil painting | Battle of Issus Alte Pinakothek, Munich | Alte Pinakothek, Munich;Hermitage, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Metropolitan Museum, New York |
| Jean Clouet | 1480–1541 | Brussels? | Tours, Paris | tempera, miniature manuscripts | François I of France Louvre, Paris | Louvre, National Galleries of Scotland, Royal Collection, London; Metropolitan Museum, New York |
| Hans Holbein the Younger | c.1497–1543 | Augsburg | Germany, Switzerland, England | oil painting drawing | The Ambassadors National Gallery, London | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, New York; Hermitage, National Gallery, London; |
| François Clouet | c.1510–1572 | Tours | Paris | oil painting miniatures | Diane de Poitiers National Gallery, Washington D.C. | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Louvre, National Gallery, Washington D.C.; Royal Collection, London |
| Nicholas Hilliard | 1547–1619 | Exeter, England | Oxford, London | oil painting, miniatures | The Pelican portrait of Queen Elizabeth National Portrait Gallery, London | National Portrait Gallery, London; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; National Gallery, Washington D.C.; National Galleries of Scotland |
Grunewald, The Isenheim Altarpiece, Colmar
Durer, Adoration of the Trinity, Vienna
L. Cranach the elder, Altarpiece of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Dresden
Altdorfer, The Battle of Issus, Munich
Jean Clouet, François I of France, Louvre
Holbein, The Ambassadors, London
François Clouet, Diane of Poitiers, Washington D.C.
Hilliard, Pelican Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, London(?)
References
- Diana Davies (editor), Harrap's Encyclopedia of Art and Artists, (1990), ISBN 0-245-54692-8
- Giorgio Vasari, Lives of the Artists, (1568), 1965 edition, trans George Bull, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-044164-6
- Frederick Hartt, A History of Italian Renaissance Art, (1970) Thames and Hudson, ISBN 0-500-23136-2
- Luciano Berti, Florence: the city and its art, (1971) Scala.
- Luciano Berti, The Ufizzi, (1971) Scala, Florence.