







The Most Famous
Painters from Italy
Trending Painters from Italy This Week
The top 10 Painters from Italy trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Michelangelo
1475 - 1564
Trending in French (#14), Spanish (#86), and Italian (#353) Wikipedia (6,826 views, on Apr 28).
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Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
Trending in Italian (#362) Wikipedia (662 views, on Apr 28).
Top 10 Italian Painters
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Italians Painters of all time. This list of famous Italians Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Italians Painters.
- #1

Michelangelo
1475 - 1564
HPI 93.54210 langsMichelangelo is most famous for his paintings of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
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Raphael
1483 - 1520
HPI 90.99169 langsRaphael is most famous for his paintings of the Madonna and Child.
- #3

Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
HPI 87.5798 langsCaravaggio is most famous for his painting "The Calling of Saint Matthew."
- #4

Sandro Botticelli
1445 - 1510
HPI 87.24101 langsSandro Botticelli is most famous for his painting "The Birth of Venus" which is one of the most popular paintings in the world.
- #5

Giotto
1267 - 1337
HPI 85.0390 langsGiotto is most famous for his frescoes in the Arena Chapel in Padua, Italy.
- #6

Donatello
1386 - 1466
HPI 84.83100 langsDonatello is most famous for his bronze sculpture of David.
- #7

Titian
1488 - 1576
HPI 84.6291 langsTitian is most famous for his paintings of religious scenes.
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Amedeo Modigliani
1884 - 1920
HPI 82.9979 langsAmedeo Modigliani is a famous Italian painter who was born in 1884 and died in 1920. He is most famous for his portraits of women and his...Read moreShow less
Amedeo Modigliani is a famous Italian painter who was born in 1884 and died in 1920. He is most famous for his portraits of women and his nudes.
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Masaccio
1401 - 1428
HPI 82.1674 langsMasaccio is most famous for his frescoes in the Brancacci Chapel in Florence.
- #10

Tintoretto
1518 - 1594
HPI 81.9676 langsTintoretto is most famous for his large paintings in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Painters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Painters since 1700.























































































































































































































































