page_title: Old Master
section_title: High Renaissance
hierarchical_section_title: Old Master / List of the most important Old Master painters / High Renaissance
context_page_description: In art history, "Old Master" refers to any painter of skill who worked in Europe before about 1800, or a painting by such an artist. An "old master print" is an original print made by an artist in the same period. The term "old master drawing" is used in the same way.
  In theory, "Old Master" applies only to artists who were fully trained, were Masters of their local artists' guild, and worked independently, but in practice, paintings produced by pupils or workshops are often included in the scope of the term. Therefore, beyond a certain level of competence, date rather than quality is the criterion for using the term.
context_section_description: Francesco Francia (Italian, 1450–1517)
  Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452–1519), acclaimed oil painter and draughtsman
  Lorenzo Costa (Italian, 1460–1535)
  Fra Bartolommeo (Italian, 1472–1517)
  Michelangelo (Italian, 1475–1564), acclaimed sculptor, painter and architect
  Bernardino Luini (Italian, c. 1480–1532)
  Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520), acclaimed painter
  Il Garofalo (Italian, 1481–1559)
  Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Italian, 1483–1561)
  Andrea del Sarto (Italian; 1486–1530)
  Correggio (Italian, 1490–1534), painter from Parma noted for illusionistic frescoes and altarpiece oils
  Giulio Romano (Italian, c. 1499–1546)
caption: Sistine Chapel ceiling, Ignudi, Michelangelo, 1509
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