Most Famous Italian Artists

Italy has produced 642 notable artists throughout history, led by Michelangelo. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
M
Michelangelo Italian Sculptor 1475 – 1564
# 39
R
Raphael Italian Painter 1483 – 1520
# 169
C
Caravaggio Italian Painter 1571 – 1610
# 236
T
Titian Italian Painter 1488 – 1576
# 629
AM
Amedeo Modigliani Italian Painter 1884 – 1920
# 799
GL
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Italian Sculptor 1598 – 1680
# 860
G
Giotto Italian Painter 1267 – 1337
# 1,016
AP
Andrea Palladio Italian Architect 1508 – 1580
# 2,027
AC
Antonio Canova Italian Sculptor 1757 – 1822
# 2,286
PD
Piero della Francesca Italian Painter 1415 – 1492
# 2,325
GD
Giorgio de Chirico Italian Artist 1888 – 1978
# 2,642
AM
Andrea Mantegna Italian Painter 1431 – 1506
# 2,732
M
Masaccio Italian Painter 1401 – 1428
# 2,865
G
Giorgione Italian Painter 1478 – 1510
# 3,338
DB
Donato Bramante Italian Architect 1443 – 1514
# 4,354
PP
Pietro Perugino Italian Painter 1450 – 1523
# 4,842
PU
Paolo Uccello Italian Painter 1397 – 1475
# 4,883
GB
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian Painter 1720 – 1778
# 5,771
AD
Antonio da Correggio Italian Painter 1489 – 1534
# 6,168
AD
Antonello da Messina Italian Painter 1430 – 1479
# 7,010