Who Were Renaissance Style Painters?

There are literally thousands of Renaissance style painters; therefore, let us name a large number of them, and then we can talk a little bit about the specific details of a few of their lives.

Alessando Alberti
Domenico Alfani
Fra Angelico
Giovani Bellini
Marco Bello
Bonifacio Bembo
Carlo Caliari
Pietro Calzetta
Luca Cambiasi
Lorenzo Canozzi
Gennaro di Cola
Benedetto Coda
Niccolo Corso
Lorenzo Costa
Michiel Coxie
Pietro Damini
Marco Dente
Fra Diamante
Ercole Grandi
Sinibaldo Ibi
Franceso Imparato
John of Kastav
Cornelis Ketel
Giacomo Lauro
Leonardo da Vinci
Lodovico Leoni
Andrea Lilio
Luzio Luzi
Andrea Mantegna
Master of Frankfurt
Altobello Melone
Girolamo Muziano
Pietro Negroni
Lelio Orsi
Gregorio Pagani
Benedetto Pagni
Domenico Panetti
Giovanni di Paolo
Bernardo Parentino
Pietro Perugino
Lo Spagna
Orazio Porta
Carlo Portelli
Domenico Puligo
Jacone Puligo
Raphael
Felice Riccio
Domenico Rinaldo
Andrea Solari
Antonio Solario
Giacomo Stella
Titian
Santi de Tito
Tiberio de Tito
Euclide Trotti
Carlo Urbina
Perino del Vaga
Marco Vecellio
Bartolomeo Vivarini
Giovanni Battista di Pietro di Stefano Volponi
Turpino Zaccagna
Santa Zago
Marco Zoppo
Paolo Zoppo

These names are just a smattering of the many great Renaissance artists who lived and thrived during that time.

Information on Some of the Renaissance Artists

Leonardo da Vinci

It is almost impossible to discuss Renaissance artists without paying some attention to da Vinci, who is probably one of the best known Renaissance painters.

He was born on April 15, 1452, and lived until May 2, 1519. Throughout his life, not only was he a renowned artist, but he also made advances in the following fields as well:

Science
Math
Architecture
Music
Engineering
Geology
Botany
Writing

Clearly, his talents were wide and numerous, which is a major reason why he is so celebrated and remembered.

John of Kastav

Little is known about this somewhat mysterious man. However, we do know that he was born in Kastav, a part of Croatia. While we may not know a lot about him, his major work is quite popular. He is the one who created the paintings which stand in the Church of the Holy Trinity located in Hrastovlje. Amongst the most famous of his work in this location is his Danse Macabre piece.

Andrea Solari

When we look at da Vinci, we should also make mention of this artist. Solari was one of the most prominent followers of da Vinci, so his training was considerable and notable. One of his most well known paintings is entitled The Virgin of the Green Cushion, which was created in the year 1507, when Solari was 47 years old.

Fra Angelico

One of the earliest Renaissance painters, Angelico arrived in the world in 1395, although the exact date is unknown. He was a very religious and dedicated man throughout his life, which led Pope John Paul II to confer beatification upon this man in 1982. Clearly, his legacy lived on as this beatification occurred many, many years after Fra Angelico's death.