16th-century painters

Basawan, or Basavan (flourished 1580-1600), was an Indian miniature painter in the Mughal style.

Hans Eworth (or Ewouts; c. 1520 – 1574) was a Flemish painter active in England in the mid-16th century.

Caterina, or Catharina van Hemessen (1528 – after 1587) was a Flemish Renaissance painter.

Prospero Fontana (1512–1597) was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance.

Luca Cambiasi, also known as Luca Cambiaso and Luca Cangiagio (18 November 1527 – 6 September 1585) was an Italian painter and draftsman and the leading artist in Genoa in the 16th century.

Levina Teerlinc (b. Bruges, 1510–1520?; d. London, 23 June 1576) was a Flemish Renaissance miniaturist who served as a painter to the English court of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

Augustin Hirschvogel (1503 – February 1553) was a German artist, mathematician, and cartographer known primarily for his etchings.

Francesco di Simone da Santacroce or Santa Croce (born in Santa Croce, frazione of San Pellegrino Terme, near Bergamo circa 1470-1475 and died Venice, 1508) was an Italian painter, active mainly in a Renaissance style.

Francisco Herrera (1576–1656) was a distinguished Spanish painter, born at Seville.

Alonso González de Berruguete (Alonso Berruguete) (c. 1488 – 1561) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and architect.

Paolo Farinati (also called as Farinato or Farinato degli Uberti; c. 1524 – c. 1606) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, active in mainly in his native Verona, but also in Mantua and Venice.

Michael Damaskenos or Michail Damaskenos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Δαμασκηνός, 1530/35–1592/93) was a leading post-Byzantine Cretan painter.

Bartolomeo Veneto (active 1502 – 1546) was an Italian painter who worked in Venice, the Veneto (the mainland), and Lombardy.

Luis de Morales (1512 – 9 May 1586) was a Spanish painter born in Badajoz, Extremadura.

Giovanni Battista Moroni (c. 1520/24 – February 5, 1579) was a North Italian painter of the Late Renaissance period.

The Master of the Beighem Altarpiece is a little-known Flemish painter who was active in Brussels during the first third of the sixteenth century.

(This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xue.) Xue Susu (Chinese: 薛素素; also known as Xue Wu, Xuesu, Sunjung among other pen names) (c.1564–1650? C.E.) was a Chinese courtesan.

Lù Zhì, formerly romanized as Lu Chih (simplified Chinese: 陆治; traditional Chinese: 陸治; ca. 1496-1576), was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).

Zhang Han (張瀚, 1511–1593) was a leading scholar-official during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) of China.

Joannes Corvus (fl. 1512 – 1544), or Johannes Corvus, was a Flemish portrait painter who was active in the 16th century.

Lieven de Witte (ca. 1503 - after 1578, Ghent), known also as Livieno da Anversa, was a painter and architect, who practised at Ghent between 1518 and 1578.

The Master of James IV of Scotland (fl. ca. 1485 – ca. 1526) was a Flemish manuscript illuminator and painter most likely based in Ghent, or perhaps Bruges.

Hieronimo Custodis (also spelled Hieronymus, Heironimos) (died c. 1593) was a Flemish portrait painter active in England in the reign of Elizabeth I.

Cornelis Anthonisz.

Chokuan Soga (Japanese: 曽我 直庵) was a Japanese painter recognized for his bird-and-flower paintings.

The Master of the 1540s was a South Netherlandish painter active between 1541 and 1551.