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1452, Apr 15 1466-1519 1519, May 2
an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of paleontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank, his genius epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal.
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Leonardo da Vinci 1452, Apr 15 1466
1519 1519, May 2
Kamal ud-din Behzad 1450 ca 1488 1495 1535 ca a Persian painter and head of the royal ateliers in Herat and Tabriz during the late Timurid and ... Hans Abel unknown 1490 1499 unknown A painter from Frankfort, he painted some of the beautiful windows which adorn the cathedral and ... Master W. B. unknown 1490 1499 unknown an anonymous German painter, engraver, and stained glass designer of the late Gothic era. He has ... Master of the Butzow Altarpiece unknown 1500 1500 unknown The Master of the Bützow Altarpiece was a German painter, active in the area around Lübeck arou... Mair von Landshut unknown 1485 1504 unknown a German engraver and painter. Almost nothing is known of his life, but his last dated drawing wa... Master of the Virgo inter Virgines unknown 1470 1505 unknown a North Netherlandish painter and designer of woodcuts active around Delft between 1483 and 1498.... Master of Affligem unknown 1470 1508 unknown an accomplished painter of the South Netherlandish school, apparently working in Brussels, whose ... Josse Lieferinxe unknown 1493 1508 1508 a South Netherlandish painter. Originating in the diocese of Cambrai in Hainaut, then part of the... Jean Hey unknown 1470 1509 unknown now generally identified with the artist formerly known as the Master of Moulins, was an Early Ne... Master of the Legend of St. Catherine unknown 1470 1509 unknown the Notname for an unknown late 15th century Early Netherlandish painter. He was named after a pa... Wilm Dedeke 1460 ca 1490 1509 1528 ca a late gothic painter from Northern Germany. He was born in Lübeck. Dedeke completed the Altar o... Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece unknown 1475/80 1510 unknown an Early Netherlandish painter active in Germany between 1475/1480 and 1510. Despite his anonymit... Master of the Embroidered Foliage unknown 1480 1510 unknown a Netherlandish painter or a group of painters who worked out of Bruges and Brussels. In 1926 the... Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy unknown 1480 1510 unknown an unidentified Early Netherlandish painter who worked in Bruges, a city in today's Belgium. His ... Mariotto Albertinelli 1474, Oct 13 1494 1510 1515, Nov 5 a High Renaissance Italian painter of the Florentine school, known for The Visitation (1503) and ... Master of the Morrison Triptych unknown 1500 1510 unknown the name given to an unknown Early Netherlandish painter active in Antwerp around 1500-1510. He i... Master of Alkmaar unknown 1475 1515 unknown a Dutch painter active around Alkmaar at the beginning of the sixteenth century. His name is deri... Hieronymus Bosch 1450 ca 1470 1516 1516, Aug 9 an Early Netherlandish painter. His work is known for its fantastic imagery, detailed landscapes,... Master of 1518 unknown 1518 1518 unknown The Master of 1518 is a Flemish painter belonging to the stylistic school of Antwerp Mannerism. A... Master of the Aachen Altar unknown 1480/1495 1520 unknown an anonymous late gothic painter named for his master work, the Aachen Altar triptych. He was par... Master of the Lubeck Bible unknown 1485 1520 unknown a Flemish manuscript illuminator and printmaker. He is named for a series of woodcuts designed fo... Raphael 1483, Mar 28/Apr 6 1490 1520 1520, Apr 6 an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of ... Master of the Antwerp Adoration unknown 1500 1520 unknown a Flemish painter. There is not much information available about his life. He was active in Antwe... Pietro Perugino 1446/52 1472 1523 1523 an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that fo... Jan van Dornicke 1470 ca 1509 1525 1527 ca a South Netherlandish painter. His first name is sometimes spelled “Janssone”, and his last n... Master of the Legend of the Magdalen unknown 1483 1527 unknown an Early Netherlandish painter. He has not been identified; his name of convenience is derived fr... Jan Provoost 1462/65 1494 1529 1529, Jan a Belgian painter born in Wallonië (Mons). He was one of the most famous Netherlandish painters ... Bramantino 1456 ca 1508 1529 1530 ca an Italian painter and architect, mainly active in his native Milan; a follower of Bramante, from... Master of the Mansi Magdalen 1490 ca 1500 1530 1530 an Early Netherlandish painter. He was active in Antwerp and is possibly the same person as Wille... Master of the Lille Adoration unknown 1510 1530 unknown an Early Netherlandish painter active in Antwerp. He was active in Antwerp and was influenced by ... Ulrich Apt the Elder 1460 1481 1532 1532 a German Late-Gothic painter. Apt was born in Augsburg, and lived and worked there all of his lif... Nicolas Dipre unknown 1495 1532 1532 a French early Renaissance painter. The first written record of his existence dates from 1495 whe... Master of Frankfurt unknown 1460 1533 unknown a Flemish Renaissance painter active in Antwerp between about 1480 and 1520. Although he probably... Antonio del Ceraiolo unknown 1518 1538 unknown an Italian Renaissance painter active in his native Florence between 1518 and 1538. According to ... Lorenzo di Credi 1459 ca 1493 1539 1537, Jan 12 an Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor. He first influenced Leonardo da Vinci and then was g... Joos van Cleve 1485 ca 1510 1540 154041 a painter active in Antwerp around 1511 to 1540. He is known for combining traditional Netherland... Gaudenzio Ferrari 1471 ca 1510 1542 1546, Jan 11 a Northern Italian painter and sculptor of the Renaissance, one of the leading representatives of... Bartolomeo Veneto unknown 1502 1546 1546 an Italian painter who worked in Venice, the Veneto (the mainland), and Lombardy. During his time... Domenico di Pace Beccafumi 1486 1513 1550 1551, May 18 an Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter active predominantly in Siena. He is considered one of t... Rijckaert Aertsz 1482 1510 1560 1577, May a Dutch Renaissance painter of historical allegories. Most of his works were painted while he liv... Jan van Scorel 1495, Aug 1 1517 1562 1562, Dec 6 a Dutch painter, who played a leading role in introducing aspects of Italian Renaissance painting... Michelangelo 1475, Mar 6 1490 1564 1564, Feb 18 an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted a... Giovanni da Udine 1487 1517 1564 1564 an Italian painter and architect born in Udine. A pupil of Raphael and one of his assistants in p...
