| Meaning | A great European painter prior to 19th century. |
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| Instances | Bosch, Hieronymus Bosch, Jerom Bos | Dutch painter (1450-1516) |
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| Botticelli, Sandro Botticelli, Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi | Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510) |
| Brueghel, Breughel, Bruegel, Pieter Brueghel, Pieter Breughel, Pieter Bruegel, Breughel the Elder, Pieter Brueghel the Elder | Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) |
| Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio | Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610) |
| Cimabue, Giovanni Cimabue | painter of the Florentine school |
| Correggio, Antonio Allegri da Correggio | Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534) |
| Durer, Albrecht Durer | A leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528) |
| El Greco, Greco, Domenikos Theotocopoulos | Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614) |
| Eyck, van Eyck, Jan van Eyck | Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441) |
| Giotto, Giotto di Bondone | Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style |
| Hals, Frans Hals | Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666) |
| Hogarth, William Hogarth | English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764) |
| Holbein, Hans Holbein, Holbein the Elder | German painter of religious works (1465-1524) |
| Holbein, Hans Holbein, Holbein the Younger | German painter and engraver noted for his portraits |
| La Tour, Georges de La Tour | French painter of religious works (1593-1652) |
| Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, da Vinci | Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect |
| Lippi, Fra Filippo Lippi | Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469) |
| Lippi, Filippino Lippi | Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504) |
| Michelangelo, Michelangelo Buonarroti | Florentine sculptor and painter and architect |
| Poussin, Nicolas Poussin | French painter in the classical style (1594-1665) |
| Raphael, Raffaello Santi, Raffaello Sanzio | Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520) |
| Rembrandt, Rembrandt van Rijn, Rembrandt van Ryn, Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | influential Dutch artist (1606-1669) |
| Renoir, Pierre Auguste Renoir | French impressionist painter (1841-1919) |
| Rubens, Peter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens | prolific Flemish baroque painter |
| Steen, Jan Steen | Dutch genre painter (1626-1679) |
| Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti | Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594) |
| Titian, Tiziano Vecellio | old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576) |
| Vandyke, Van Dyck, Anthony Vandyke, Sir Anthony Vandyke | Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) |
| Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez | Spanish painter (1599-1660) |
| Vermeer, Jan Vermeer, Jan van der Meer | Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675) |
| Veronese, Paolo Veronese, Paola Caliari | Italian painter of the Venetian school (1528-1588) |
| Watteau, Jean Antoine Watteau | French painter (1684-1721) |
| Broader | maestro, master | An artist of consummate skill |
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| painter | An artist who paints / paints |
