The Expulsion from the Garden
of Eden (detail), Brancacci Chapel,
Florence (c.1426-7) by Tommaso
Masaccio.
Early Renaissance Artists (1400-1490)
The revival in the visual arts of painting, drawing and sculpture, known as the Renaissance or Rinascimento, began in the 14th century (trecento), in Italy.
It was initially influenced by Gothic art forms and the Proto-Renaissance art of Giotto (1267-1337), the three important founders of this artistic revival were the Italian architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446), and the Florentine painters Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone, better known as Masaccio (1401-1428), and the sculptor Donatello (1386-1466).
Other major figures included: Piero della Francesca (1422-1492). Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) and Alessandro Botticelli (1445-1510).
See below for a chronological list of other early Renaissance artists. Unless otherwise indicated, artists are of Italian origin and their speciality is painting.
