Artists – Cavallini to Veronese

Cavallini
to Veronese

Artists

Altichiero

He is called simply Altichiero da Verona in old records;

Andrea del Sarto

Andrea d’Agnolo, called del Sarto, was born on 16 July 1486

Fra Angelico

He was baptised Guido di Pietro, and known as Fra

Antonello da Messina

Antonello was the only important Renaissance painter from Southern Italy.

Baldovinetti

Alessio (or Alesso) Baldovinetti was born in about 1425-26 of

Fra Bartolommeo

Bartolommeo di Domenico di Paolo di Jacopo, known before he

Bassano

His name was Jacopo da (or dal) Ponte, called Bassano

Beccafumi

Domenico di Giacomo di Pace, called Mecherino/Mecarino or Beccafumi, was

Gentile Bellini

Son of the painter Jacopo Bellini and brother of Giovanni.

Giovanni Bellini

Giovanni Bellini, Giambellino in Venetian dialect, is generally thought to

Jacopo Bellini

Jacopo Bellini, the father of Gentile and Giovanni Bellini and

Benozzo Gozzoli

Benozzo di Lese (Alesso) was born in Florence in 1420-21.

Paris Bordone

Paris Bordone (or Bordon) was from Treviso on the Venetian

Botticelli

Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, born in 1444 or 1445. He

Bramante and Bramantino

BRAMANTE Donato Bramante, the great High Renaissance architect, was also

Bronzino

Agnolo di Cosimo, called Il Bronzino, perhaps on account of his

Carpaccio

His name was Vittore Scarpazza in Venetian dialect, Latinised into Carpathius or Carpatio on

Castagno

Andrea di Bartolo di Simone di Bargiella, called Andrea del

Cavallini

Pietro Cavallini was the leading painter in late medieval Rome.

Cima da Conegliano

Giovanni Battista Cima is usually called Cima da Conegliano after

Cimabue

His documented name is Cenni di Pepi. Cimabue is a

Correggio

Antonio Allegri, called Correggio from his native town, some thirty

Cossa

Francesco del Cossa was born in about 1435, the son

Crivelli

Carlo Giovanni Crivelli. His father, Jacopo, was a painter in

Bernardo Daddi

A Florentine painter of the first half of the fourteenth

Domenico Veneziano

His name (Domenico di Bartolomeo da Venezia) implies that he

Dosso Dossi

Dosso Dossi was the leading painter in Ferrara in the

Duccio

Duccio di Buoninsegna was the first great Sienese painter, and

Ercole de’ Roberti

Along with Cosmè Tura and Francesco del Cossa, Ercole d’Antonio

Franciabigio

His name was Francesco di Cristofano. His family name appears

Taddeo Gaddi

Taddeo Gaddi was an assistant and close follower of Giotto.

Gentile da Fabriano

His name was Gentile di Niccolò di Massio. His native

Ghirlandaio

His name was Domenico Bigordi (or Bighordi). Ghirlandaio is a

Giorgione

He is called Zorzi or Zorzo (Venetian dialect for ‘Giorgio’)

Giotto

Giotto di Bondone (his name is Latinised as Giottus, Joctus or Gioctus in contemporary

Giulio Romano

Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, was the only major Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci

Born on 15 April 1452, the illegitimate son of Ser

Filippino Lippi

Filippino Lippi (‘little Filippo’) was the son of Fra Filippo

Filippo Lippi

He was born, probably in about 1406, in Via d’Ardiglione

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

With Simone Martini, Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti were the most

Pietro Lorenzetti

Brother of Ambrogio. A joint inscription of 1335 once recorded

Lorenzo Monaco

Lorenzo Monaco (‘Lawrence the Monk’) was the most important painter

Lorenzo Lotto

Lorenzo di Tommaso Lotto was born in Venice (not Bergamo

Mantegna

Andrea Mantegna was probably born in Isola di Cartura, a

Masaccio

His name is Tommaso di ser Giovanni di Monte Cassai.

Maso di Banco

A Florentine painter, active in the second quarter of the

Masolino

Tommaso di Cristofano (‘Masolino’ means ‘Little Tom’) was a Florentine

Melozzo da Forlì

Melozzo degli Ambrosi, born at Forlì in the Romagna, not

Michelangelo

Michelangelo (baptized Michelagnolo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) was born on

Moretto

Alessandro Bonvicino, called Il Moretto (the ‘Little Moor’), was born in Brescia,

Orcagna

Andrea di Cione; Orcagna is probably a corruption of Arcagnuolo

Palma Vecchio

He was born Jacopo Negreti or Negriti, and adopted the

Parmigianino

Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (Mazzuoli) was called Il Parmigianino after

Perugino

Pietro Vannucci, called Il Perugino (‘the Perugian’). His family was from Castel

Piero di Cosimo

He was born on 2 January 1462. His father, Lorenzo

Piero della Francesca

Piero della Francesca (also called Piero dei Franceschi and Petri

Pintoricchio

Bernardino di Benedetto (Betto or Betti), called Il Pintoricchio or

Pisanello

Antonio Pisano, or Pisanello. He was wrongly called Vittore by

Antonio and Piero Pollaiuolo

The brothers Antonio and Piero (del) Pollaiuolo ran one

Pontormo

Jacopo Carrucci, called Pontormo (Puntormo or Pontorme in contemporary documents)

Pordenone

Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis was called Il Pordenone from his

Raphael

Raffaello Santi was born on 28 March or 6 April

Rosso Fiorentino

Giovanni Battista di Jacopo di Gaspare (or Guasparre), called Il

Salviati

His name was Francesco (or Cecchino) de’ Rossi; he called

Sassetta

Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, usually called Sassetta, although there

Savoldo

Giovanni (Gian) Girolamo Savoldo is called a Brescian in contemporary

Sebastiano del Piombo

Sebastiano Luciano, known as ‘del Piombo’ because of his appointment

Signorelli

Luca Signorelli (his full name was Luca d’Egidio di Luca

Simone Martini

Simone Martini was arguably the greatest of the early Sienese

Tintoretto

His name was Jacopo (alternatively spelt Jacomo, Iacomo or Giacomo)

Titian

Tiziano Vecellio (Titian also used the forms Titiano, Tizian, Tician,

Tura

Cosmè (or Cosimo) Tura was the first important Ferrarese painter.

Uccello

His name was Pagolo (or Paolo) di Dono. Vasari says

Perino del Vaga

His name was Pietro Buonaccorsi and he was allegedly called

Veronese

Paolo Caliari, known as Veronese from his native city of

Verrocchio

His name was Andrea di Michele di Francesco Cioni. He

Alvise Vivarini

Alvise (or Luigi) was the son of Antonio Vivarini and

Antonio Vivarini

Antonio was the eldest of the Vivarini family of painters.

Bartolomeo Vivarini

Bartolomeo was the younger brother of Antonio. The date of