Painter timeline

Painters
across 1000 years

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From the year of birth to the year of deathClick a name to see that painter's workGrouped by the years their paintings were made

11th century

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  1. Qu Ding950–1150
  2. Guo Xi1000–1090
  1. Qu Ding950–1150
  2. Guo Xi1000–1090

12th century

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  1. Emperor Huizong1082–1135
  1. Emperor Huizong1082–1135

13th century

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  1. Master of Saint Francis1250–1275
  2. Duccio di Buoninsegna1278–1318
  1. Master of Saint Francis1250–1275
  2. Duccio di Buoninsegna1278–1318

14th century

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  1. Giotto di Bondone1266–1337
  2. Bernardo Daddi1290–1348
  3. Ni Zan1306–1374
  4. Simone Martini1315–1344
  5. Ugolino da Siena1317–1327
  6. Pietro Lorenzetti1320–1344
  7. Giovanni Baronzio1325–1349
  8. Bartolo di Fredi1353–1410
  9. Niccolò di Buonaccorso1372–1388
  1. Giotto di Bondone1266–1337
  2. Bernardo Daddi1290–1348
  3. Ni Zan1306–1374
  4. Simone Martini1315–1344
  5. Ugolino da Siena1317–1327
  6. Pietro Lorenzetti1320–1344
  7. Giovanni Baronzio1325–1349
  8. Bartolo di Fredi1353–1410
  9. Niccolò di Buonaccorso1372–1388

15th century

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  1. Lorenzo Monaco1370–1425
  2. Jan van Eyck1390–1441
  3. Giovanni di Paolo1398–1482
  4. Rogier van der Weyden1399–1464
  5. Sano di Pietro1405–1481
  6. Fra Filippo Lippi1406–1469
  7. Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi1406–1486
  8. Vranke van der Stockt1420–1495
  9. Giovanni Bellini1424–1516
  10. Bernat Martorell1427–1452
  11. Andrea Mantegna1430–1506
  12. Benvenuto di Giovanni1430–1518
  13. Antonio Pollaiuolo1432–1498
  14. Martin Schongauer1435–1491
  15. Francesco di Giorgio Martini1439–1501
  16. Petrus Christus1444–1476
  17. Botticelli1444–1510
  18. Leonardo da Vinci1452–1519
  19. Filippino Lippi1457–1504
  20. Vittore Carpaccio1460–1526
  21. Piero di Cosimo1462–1522
  22. Hans Memling1465–1494
  23. Maestro delle Storie del Pane1470–1500
  24. Jacometto1472–1498
  25. Jean Hey1475–1499
  1. Lorenzo Monaco1370–1425
  2. Jan van Eyck1390–1441
  3. Giovanni di Paolo1398–1482
  4. Rogier van der Weyden1399–1464
  5. Sano di Pietro1405–1481
  6. Fra Filippo Lippi1406–1469
  7. Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi1406–1486
  8. Vranke van der Stockt1420–1495
  9. Giovanni Bellini1424–1516
  10. Bernat Martorell1427–1452
  11. Andrea Mantegna1430–1506
  12. Benvenuto di Giovanni1430–1518
  13. Antonio Pollaiuolo1432–1498
  14. Martin Schongauer1435–1491
  15. Francesco di Giorgio Martini1439–1501
  16. Petrus Christus1444–1476
  17. Botticelli1444–1510
  18. Leonardo da Vinci1452–1519
  19. Filippino Lippi1457–1504
  20. Vittore Carpaccio1460–1526
  21. Piero di Cosimo1462–1522
  22. Hans Memling1465–1494
  23. Maestro delle Storie del Pane1470–1500
  24. Jacometto1472–1498
  25. Jean Hey1475–1499

16th century

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  1. Gerard David1455–1523
  2. Albrecht Dürer1471–1528
  3. Lucas Cranach the Elder1472–1553
  4. Fra Bartolomeo1473–1517
  5. Marcantonio Raimondi1475–1534
  6. Lorenzo Lotto1475–1556
  7. Albrecht Altdorfer1480–1538
  8. Raphael1483–1520
  9. Hans Baldung1484–1545
  10. Joos van Cleve1485–1541
  11. Sebastiano del Piombo1485–1547
  12. Titian1485–1576
  13. Andrea del Sarto1486–1530
  14. Antonio da Correggio1489–1534
  15. Bernard van Orley1492–1542
  16. Hans Holbein the Younger1497–1543
  17. Bronzino1503–1572
  18. Sesson Shūkei 雪村周継1504–1589
  19. Jacopo Bassano1510–1592
  20. Joachim Patinir1515–1524
  21. Jan Sanders van Hemessen1519–1556
  22. Giovanni Battista Moroni1520–1578
  23. Pieter Bruegel the Elder1525–1569
  24. Paolo Veronese1528–1588
  25. Taddeo Zuccaro1529–1566
  26. Joachim Beuckelaer1533–1574
  27. El Greco1540–1614
  28. Bartholomeus Spranger1546–1611
  29. Jan Brueghel the Elder1568–1625
  30. Caravaggio1571–1610
  31. Wu Bin1583–1626
  1. Gerard David1455–1523
  2. Albrecht Dürer1471–1528
  3. Lucas Cranach the Elder1472–1553
  4. Fra Bartolomeo1473–1517
  5. Marcantonio Raimondi1475–1534
  6. Lorenzo Lotto1475–1556
  7. Albrecht Altdorfer1480–1538
  8. Raphael1483–1520
  9. Hans Baldung1484–1545
  10. Joos van Cleve1485–1541
  11. Sebastiano del Piombo1485–1547
  12. Titian1485–1576
  13. Andrea del Sarto1486–1530
  14. Antonio da Correggio1489–1534
  15. Bernard van Orley1492–1542
  16. Hans Holbein the Younger1497–1543
  17. Bronzino1503–1572
  18. Sesson Shūkei 雪村周継1504–1589
  19. Jacopo Bassano1510–1592
  20. Joachim Patinir1515–1524
  21. Jan Sanders van Hemessen1519–1556
  22. Giovanni Battista Moroni1520–1578
  23. Pieter Bruegel the Elder1525–1569
  24. Paolo Veronese1528–1588
  25. Taddeo Zuccaro1529–1566
  26. Joachim Beuckelaer1533–1574
  27. El Greco1540–1614
  28. Bartholomeus Spranger1546–1611
  29. Jan Brueghel the Elder1568–1625
  30. Caravaggio1571–1610
  31. Wu Bin1583–1626

17th century

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  1. Yi Jeong1541–1626
  2. Annibale Carracci1560–1609
  3. Juan Sánchez Cotán1560–1627
  4. Joachim Antonisz. Wtewael1566–1638
  5. Studio of Kano Takanobu1571–1618
  6. Jacques Bellange1575–1616
  7. Guido Reni1575–1642
  8. Peter Paul Rubens1577–1640
  9. Frans Snyders1579–1657
  10. Bartolomeo Manfredi1582–1622
  11. Clara Peeters1582–1636
  12. Frans Hals1582–1666
  13. Hendrick ter Brugghen1588–1629
  14. Kano Sansetsu1590–1651
  15. Valentin de Boulogne1591–1632
  16. Jusepe de Ribera1591–1652
  17. Guercino1591–1666
  18. Georges de La Tour1593–1652
  19. Nicolas Poussin1594–1665
  20. Francisco de Zurbarán1598–1664
  21. Anthony van Dyck1599–1641
  22. Velázquez1599–1660
  23. Philippe de Champaigne1602–1674
  24. Claude Lorrain1604–1682
  25. Rembrandt1606–1669
  26. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione1609–1664
  27. Gerard ter Borch the Younger1617–1681
  28. Bartolomé Estebán Murillo1617–1682
  29. Michiel Sweerts1618–1664
  30. Charles Le Brun1619–1690
  31. Paulus Potter1625–1654
  32. Jan Steen1626–1679
  33. Jacob van Ruisdael1628–1682
  34. Pieter de Hooch1629–1684
  35. Johannes Vermeer1632–1675
  36. Wang Hui1632–1717
  37. Meindert Hobbema1638–1709
  1. Yi Jeong1541–1626
  2. Annibale Carracci1560–1609
  3. Juan Sánchez Cotán1560–1627
  4. Joachim Antonisz. Wtewael1566–1638
  5. Studio of Kano Takanobu1571–1618
  6. Jacques Bellange1575–1616
  7. Guido Reni1575–1642
  8. Peter Paul Rubens1577–1640
  9. Frans Snyders1579–1657
  10. Bartolomeo Manfredi1582–1622
  11. Clara Peeters1582–1636
  12. Frans Hals1582–1666
  13. Hendrick ter Brugghen1588–1629
  14. Kano Sansetsu1590–1651
  15. Valentin de Boulogne1591–1632
  16. Jusepe de Ribera1591–1652
  17. Guercino1591–1666
  18. Georges de La Tour1593–1652
  19. Nicolas Poussin1594–1665
  20. Francisco de Zurbarán1598–1664
  21. Anthony van Dyck1599–1641
  22. Velázquez1599–1660
  23. Philippe de Champaigne1602–1674
  24. Claude Lorrain1604–1682
  25. Rembrandt1606–1669
  26. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione1609–1664
  27. Gerard ter Borch the Younger1617–1681
  28. Bartolomé Estebán Murillo1617–1682
  29. Michiel Sweerts1618–1664
  30. Charles Le Brun1619–1690
  31. Paulus Potter1625–1654
  32. Jan Steen1626–1679
  33. Jacob van Ruisdael1628–1682
  34. Pieter de Hooch1629–1684
  35. Johannes Vermeer1632–1675
  36. Wang Hui1632–1717
  37. Meindert Hobbema1638–1709

18th century

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  1. Ogata Kōrin1658–1716
  2. Leng Mei1677–1742
  3. Stipple Master1680–1725
  4. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta1682–1754
  5. Antoine Watteau1684–1721
  6. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo1696–1770
  7. Canaletto1697–1768
  8. Jean Siméon Chardin1699–1779
  9. François Boucher1703–1770
  10. Francesco Guardi1712–1793
  11. Manaku1715–1770
  12. Luis Meléndez1716–1780
  13. Sir Joshua Reynolds1723–1792
  14. Suzuki Harunobu1725–1770
  15. Jean-Baptiste Greuze1725–1805
  16. Thomas Gainsborough1727–1788
  17. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo1727–1804
  18. Jean Honoré Fragonard1732–1806
  19. Joseph Wright1734–1797
  20. Goya1746–1828
  21. Jacques Louis David1748–1825
  22. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard1749–1803
  23. Kitagawa Utamaro1754–1806
  24. Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun1755–1842
  25. Sir Thomas Lawrence1769–1830
  1. Ogata Kōrin1658–1716
  2. Leng Mei1677–1742
  3. Stipple Master1680–1725
  4. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta1682–1754
  5. Antoine Watteau1684–1721
  6. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo1696–1770
  7. Canaletto1697–1768
  8. Jean Siméon Chardin1699–1779
  9. François Boucher1703–1770
  10. Francesco Guardi1712–1793
  11. Manaku1715–1770
  12. Luis Meléndez1716–1780
  13. Sir Joshua Reynolds1723–1792
  14. Suzuki Harunobu1725–1770
  15. Jean-Baptiste Greuze1725–1805
  16. Thomas Gainsborough1727–1788
  17. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo1727–1804
  18. Jean Honoré Fragonard1732–1806
  19. Joseph Wright1734–1797
  20. Goya1746–1828
  21. Jacques Louis David1748–1825
  22. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard1749–1803
  23. Kitagawa Utamaro1754–1806
  24. Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun1755–1842
  25. Sir Thomas Lawrence1769–1830

19th century

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  1. Katsushika Hokusai1760–1849
  2. Joshua Johnson1763–1825
  3. Raphaelle Peale1774–1825
  4. Caspar David Friedrich1774–1840
  5. Joseph Mallord William Turner1775–1851
  6. John Constable1776–1837
  7. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres1780–1867
  8. John Philip Simpson1782–1847
  9. Ammi Phillips1788–1865
  10. Théodore Géricault1791–1824
  11. Camille Corot1796–1875
  12. Utagawa Hiroshige1797–1858
  13. Utagawa Kuniyoshi1797–1861
  14. Carl Blechen1798–1840
  15. Eugène Delacroix1798–1863
  16. Thomas Cole1801–1848
  17. William Sidney Mount1807–1868
  18. Honoré Daumier1808–1879
  19. Théodore Rousseau1812–1867
  20. Jean-François Millet1814–1875
  21. Gustave Courbet1819–1877
  22. Martin Johnson Heade1819–1904
  23. Rosa Bonheur1822–1899
  24. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes1824–1898
  25. Jean-Léon Gérôme1824–1904
  26. Eastman Johnson1824–1906
  27. George Inness1825–1894
  28. Gustave Moreau1826–1898
  29. Frederic Edwin Church1826–1900
  30. Arnold Böcklin1827–1901
  31. Dante Gabriel Rossetti1828–1882
  32. Camille Pissarro1830–1903
  33. Edouard Manet1832–1883
  34. Sir Edward Burne-Jones1833–1898
  35. James McNeill Whistler1834–1903
  36. Edgar Degas1834–1917
  37. Tara1836–1870
  38. Winslow Homer1836–1910
  39. Alfred Sisley1839–1899
  40. Paul Cézanne1839–1906
  41. Claude Monet1840–1926
  42. Berthe Morisot1841–1895
  43. Auguste Renoir1841–1919
  44. Thomas Eakins1844–1916
  45. Mary Cassatt1844–1926
  46. Jules Bastien-Lepage1848–1884
  47. Gustave Caillebotte1848–1894
  48. Paul Gauguin1848–1903
  49. William Merritt Chase1849–1916
  50. Vincent van Gogh1853–1890
  51. John Henry Twachtman1853–1902
  52. Ferdinand Hodler1853–1918
  53. John Singer Sargent1856–1925
  54. Georges Seurat1859–1891
  55. Frederic Remington1861–1909
  56. Edvard Munch1863–1944
  57. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec1864–1901
  58. Édouard Jean Vuillard1868–1940
  1. Katsushika Hokusai1760–1849
  2. Joshua Johnson1763–1825
  3. Raphaelle Peale1774–1825
  4. Caspar David Friedrich1774–1840
  5. Joseph Mallord William Turner1775–1851
  6. John Constable1776–1837
  7. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres1780–1867
  8. John Philip Simpson1782–1847
  9. Ammi Phillips1788–1865
  10. Théodore Géricault1791–1824
  11. Camille Corot1796–1875
  12. Utagawa Hiroshige1797–1858
  13. Utagawa Kuniyoshi1797–1861
  14. Carl Blechen1798–1840
  15. Eugène Delacroix1798–1863
  16. Thomas Cole1801–1848
  17. William Sidney Mount1807–1868
  18. Honoré Daumier1808–1879
  19. Théodore Rousseau1812–1867
  20. Jean-François Millet1814–1875
  21. Gustave Courbet1819–1877
  22. Martin Johnson Heade1819–1904
  23. Rosa Bonheur1822–1899
  24. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes1824–1898
  25. Jean-Léon Gérôme1824–1904
  26. Eastman Johnson1824–1906
  27. George Inness1825–1894
  28. Gustave Moreau1826–1898
  29. Frederic Edwin Church1826–1900
  30. Arnold Böcklin1827–1901
  31. Dante Gabriel Rossetti1828–1882
  32. Camille Pissarro1830–1903
  33. Edouard Manet1832–1883
  34. Sir Edward Burne-Jones1833–1898
  35. James McNeill Whistler1834–1903
  36. Edgar Degas1834–1917
  37. Tara1836–1870
  38. Winslow Homer1836–1910
  39. Alfred Sisley1839–1899
  40. Paul Cézanne1839–1906
  41. Claude Monet1840–1926
  42. Berthe Morisot1841–1895
  43. Auguste Renoir1841–1919
  44. Thomas Eakins1844–1916
  45. Mary Cassatt1844–1926
  46. Jules Bastien-Lepage1848–1884
  47. Gustave Caillebotte1848–1894
  48. Paul Gauguin1848–1903
  49. William Merritt Chase1849–1916
  50. Vincent van Gogh1853–1890
  51. John Henry Twachtman1853–1902
  52. Ferdinand Hodler1853–1918
  53. John Singer Sargent1856–1925
  54. Georges Seurat1859–1891
  55. Frederic Remington1861–1909
  56. Edvard Munch1863–1944
  57. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec1864–1901
  58. Édouard Jean Vuillard1868–1940

20th century

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  1. Odilon Redon1840–1916
  2. Henri Rousseau1844–1910
  3. Henri-Edmond Cross1856–1910
  4. Henry Ossawa Tanner1859–1937
  5. Gustav Klimt1862–1918
  6. William James Glackens1870–1938
  7. Marsden Hartley1877–1943
  8. George Wesley Bellows1882–1925
  9. Horace Pippin1888–1946
  10. Egon Schiele1890–1918
  1. Odilon Redon1840–1916
  2. Henri Rousseau1844–1910
  3. Henri-Edmond Cross1856–1910
  4. Henry Ossawa Tanner1859–1937
  5. Gustav Klimt1862–1918
  6. William James Glackens1870–1938
  7. Marsden Hartley1877–1943
  8. George Wesley Bellows1882–1925
  9. Horace Pippin1888–1946
  10. Egon Schiele1890–1918

Paintings by unknown artists

The names did not survive, but the paintings did.

Water-moon AvalokiteshvaraUnknown artist · Koreafirst half of the 14th centuryThousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva AvalokiteshvaraUnknown artist · Tibet14th centuryMahasiddha JnanatapaUnknown artist · Eastern Tibet, Kham, Riwoche monasteryca. 1350Krishna and Balarama Fight the Evil King Kamsa’s Wrestlers: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata PuranaUnknown artist · India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)ca. 1650Buddha Amoghasiddhi with Eight BodhisattvasUnknown artist · Central Tibetca. 1200–50Lineage Portrait of an AbbotUnknown artist · Central Tibetca. 1350Acala, The Buddhist ProtectorUnknown artist · Nepal, Kathmandu Valleyequivalent to February / March 1322Chakrasamvara MandalaUnknown artist · Nepalca. 1100Mahadevi, the Great GoddessUnknown artist · India (Rajasthan, Bikaner)ca. 1725Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki)Unknown artist · Japanlate 13th centuryPortrait of Shun'oku MyōhaUnknown artist · Japanca. 1383The Demon Hiranyaksha Departs the Demon Palace: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana SeriesUnknown artist · Northern India, Guler, Himachal Pradeshca. 1740Pichhwai for the Festival of CowsUnknown artist · India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?)late 18th centuryKrishna Revels with the Gopis: Page from a Dispersed Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherds)Unknown artist · India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)ca. 1630–40Buddha Shakyamuni as "Lord of the Munis"Unknown artist · Western Tibet, Gugemid-17th centuryUshnishavijaya Enthroned in the Womb of a StupaUnknown artist · Nepaldated 1510–19Achala with His Consort VishvavajriUnknown artist · Nepal, Kathmandu Valley1525–50I'timad-ud-Daula's Tomb at AgraUnknown artist · Indiac. 1820