The Cinquecento

Michelangelo

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

Raphael

Raffaello Santi was born on 28 March or 6 April

Fra Bartolommeo

Bartolommeo di Domenico di Paolo di Jacopo, known before he

Andrea del Sarto

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

Franciabigio

Francesco di Cristofano, known as Franciabigio, was born on 30

Pontormo

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

Rosso Fiorentino

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

Beccafumi

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

Giorgione

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

Sebastiano del Piombo

Sebastiano Luciano, known as del Piombo because of his appointment as piombatore papale (keeper

Titian

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

Palma Vecchio

He was born Jacopo Negreti or Negriti, and adopted the

Pordenone

Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis was called Il Pordenone from his

Lorenzo Lotto

Lorenzo di Tommaso Lotto was born in Venice (not Bergamo

Correggio

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

Parmigianino

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

Dosso Dossi

Dosso Dossi was the leading painter in Ferrara in the

Savoldo

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

Giulio Romano

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

Perino del Vaga

His name was Pietro Buonaccorsi and he was allegedly called

Bronzino

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

Salviati

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

Moretto

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

Paris Bordone

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

Tintoretto

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

Bassano

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

Veronese

Paolo Caliari, known as Veronese from his native city of

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