List of Renaissance Artists (Popular artists in the world)

Renaissance Artists

Details of the Renaissance artists; given bellow are few among the great list.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo is one of the best Renaissance scientists, artists, and engineers. He dissected corpses to learn the anatomy of the human body, because he was influenced by humanism as well. He also studied fossils to understand the world’s history and was a great inventor as well. Some of his inventions include a multibarreled artillery piece, the helicopter-like flying machine, and a cross-section of a palace with subways for carriages.

Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli was born around 1445 and became a famous artist in Florence. Botticelli sometimes painted frescoes in churches all over Italy. He also created paintings that illustrated scenes of classical mythology. Sandro’s images were much more realistic than medieval artists; although, he focused on the emotion of the scene rather than trying to be precise.

Raphael Sanzio

 Raphael was a young artist who worked at the same time as Leonardo, but he was much younger. Raphael painted with ease and grace and became known as one of Italy’s best painters, and Italians especially loved the gentle Madonnas he painted. A famous work of art he made was the School of Athens which depicts a number of Greek philosophers.

Michelangelo

Michelangelo was another great Renaissance artist who painted, sculpted, and designed buildings. He painted one of the best-known Renaissance works-the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Although, Michelangelo was a sculptor at heart who believed his talents were inspired by God, and he carved statues to show perfect visions of human beings as a symbol of God’s beauty and perfection. One of his most famous works of art is the Statue of David and Sistine Chapel.

Titian

Titian was a great artist from Florence that painted during the late Renaissance. He painted many portraits as well as mythological scenes. His works influenced many artists, possibly because he also had a habit to create painting completely from his imagination. He was known for having a strong interest in color, since he used all different kinds of colors in his paintings.

Jan Van Eyck

 Jan Van Eyck was a Flemish painter that lived during the 15th century. He created many portraits, notably Portrait of a Man in a Turban and Lucca Madonna. His designs and methods were often copied and reproduced. His motto, ALS IK KAN (“AS I CAN”), is one of the most recognizable signatures in the history of art.

Albrecht Durer

Albrecht Durer was a German painter, engraver, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist that lived from the late 1400s to the early 1500s. His woodcuts established a reputation and influence across Europe, causing to be regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance. He created numerous altarpieces, religious works, portraits and self-portraits, watercolors, and prints. His famous works include the Apocalypse series and Knight, Death, and the Devil.