Later medieval artists facts for kids

This is a list of amazing artists from the later Middle Ages. This time period starts in the 1200s and includes famous painters and sculptors.

You'll find each artist's dates, where they were born, and some places they worked. We'll also tell you what kind of art they made (like painting or sculpture), some of their most famous artworks, and where you can see their art today.

Late Medieval Artists

Italian Byzantine Style

Before the Renaissance began, these artists in Italy painted in a style similar to Greek icons. Their artworks were very important for teaching many Renaissance painters. These paintings were often seen in churches where later Renaissance artists worked and worshipped.

Sometimes, a large altarpiece by one of these artists would be surrounded by frescoes (wall paintings) made by Renaissance painters who lived 150 to 200 years later. For example, a famous Madonna and Child painting by Coppo di Marcovaldo was placed above the altar where Masaccio, Masolino, and Filippo Lippi painted the walls of the Brancacci Chapel. Giotto, who many consider the first Renaissance painter, learned from Cimabue, one of the greatest artists of this Late Byzantine style.

Italian Proto-Renaissance Style

Proto-Renaissance artists worked in Italy before the 1400s. This was a time when the new Renaissance art style was slowly starting to develop.

International Gothic Style

Artists from many different parts of Europe created art in a very decorative Gothic style during this period.