- Raffaelli, Giacomo (1753–1836)
- Raffet, Auguste (1804 - 1860)
- Raimondi, Marcantonio (c. 1470/1482 - 1527/1534)
- Ramsay, Allan (1713 - 1784)
- Raoux, Jean (1677 - 1734)
- Raphael (1483 - 1520)
- Raux (1753 - 1779)
- Ravrio, André-Antoine (1759–1814)
- Rawlins, Thomas (c. 1620 - 1670)
- Regnard, Louis (active between: 1773 - before 1769)
- Regnault, Jean-Baptiste (1754 - 1829)
- Regnault, Nicolas-François (c. 1746 - c. 1810)
- Regnier, Pierre (1577 - 1640)
- Reich, Christian (active between: c. 1661 - c. 1680)
- Reinhart the Elder, Hans (+1581)
- Rembrandt (1606 - 1669)
- Rémond, François (1747–1812)
- Reni, Guido (1575 - 1642)
- Reymond, Pierre (c. 1513 - after 1584)
- Reynolds, Joshua (1723 - 1792)
- Richter, Christian (1678 - 1732)