| Marinus van der Maarel (1857 - 1921) | | Dutch painter and draftsman |
| Pedro Machuca (end of 15th century - 1550) | | Spanish painter and architect |
| August Macke (1887 - 1914) | | German painter |
| Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841 - 1920) | | Spanish painter |
| Mariano Salvador Maella (1739 - 1819) | | Spanish painter |
| Dirk Maes (1656 - 1717) | | Dutch painter |
| Nicolaes Maes (1634 - 1693) | | Dutch painter, pupil of Rembrandt. |
| Domenico Maggiotto (1713 - 1794) | | Italian painter |
| Alessandro Magnasco (1677 - 1749) | | Italian painter and draftsman |
| Cornelis Mahu (1613 - 1689) | | Flemish painter |
| Juan Bautista Maino (1578 - 1649) | | Spanish painter |
| Hans Makart (1840 - 1884) | | Austrian painter and draftsman |
| Cornelis de Man (1621 - 1706) | | Dutch painter and printmaker |
| Jacob Sibrandi Mancadan (c. 1602 - 1680) | | Dutch painter |
| Antonio Mancini (1852 - 1930) | | Italian painter |
| Karel van Mander (1548 - 1606) | | Dutch artist and art historian |
| Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883) | | French impressionist painter |
| Bartolomeo Manfredi (1582 - c. 1622) | | Italian painter |
| Henri Manguin (1874 - 1949) | | French painter |
| Andrea Mantegna (ca, 1431 - 1506) | | Italian painter |
| Carlo Maratta (1625 - 1713) | | Italian painter |
| Franz Marc (1880 - 1916) | | German painter and printmaker |
| Pompeo Mariani (1857 - 1927) | | Italian painter and printmaker |
| Michele Marieschi (1710 - 1743) | | Italian painter and engraver |
| Prosper Marilhat (1811 - 1847) | | French painter |
| John Marin (1870 - 1953) | | American painter and etcher |
| Onorio Marinari (1627 - 1715) | | Italian painter and printmaker |
| Joseph Marinkel (1732 - c. 1776) | | Dutch miniaturist |
| Jacob Maris (1837 - 1899) | | Dutch painter, etcher, and draftsman |
| Matthijs Maris (1839 - 1917) | | Dutch painter, etcher, and draftsman |
| Willem Maris (1844 - 1910) | | Dutch painter and draftsman |
| William Marlow (1740 - 1813) | | English painter |
| Simon Marmion (active 1449 - 1489) | | French illuminator and panel painter |
| Albert Marquet (1875 - 1947) | | French painter and draftsman |
| Jacob Marrel (1613/14 - 1681) | | German painter, active in the Netherlands |
| Ben Marshall (1768 - 1835) | | English painter |
| Henri Martin (1860 - 1943) | | French painter |
| Gonzalo Bilbao Martínez (1860 - 1938) | | Spanish painter |
| Bernardo Martorell (c. 1400 - 1452) | | Spanish painter and illuminator |
| Jan Martsen the Younger (ca. 1609 - after 1647) | | Dutch painter |
| Masaccio (1401 - 1428) | | Italian painter |
| Cornelis Massys (c. 1510 - c. 1557) | | South Netherlandish painter and printmaker |
| Quinten Massys (1465/66 - 1530) | | South Netherlandish painter |
| Master Bertram | | |
| Master of Alkmaar (active ca. 1490-ca. 1510 - ) | | Dutch painter |
| Master of Flemalle (active ca. 1420-ca. 1440) | | South Netherlandish painter |
| Master of Frankfurt (1460 - c. 1533) | | South Netherlandish painter |
| Adriaen Matham (1590 - 1660) | | Dutch Golden Age painter, engraver and art dealer |
| Jacob Matham (1571 - 1631) | | Dutch engraver and print publisher |
| Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) | | French painter, sculptor, and printmaker |
| Alfred Henry Maurer (1868 - 1932) | | |
| Anton Mauve (1838 - 1888) | | Dutch artist |
| Johann Ulrich Mayr (1630 - 1704) | | German painter |
| Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo (c. 1612 - 1667) | | Spanish painter |
| Lodovico Mazzolino (c. 1480 - c. 1530) | | Italian painter |
| Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (1573 - 1625/26) | | Italian painter |
| Han van Meegeren (1889 - 1947) | | |
| Hendrick de Meijer (ca. 1620 - before 1698) | | Dutch painter |
| Louis Meijer (1809 - 1866) | | Dutch painter |
| Ernest Meissonier (1815 - 1891) | | French painter, printmaker, and sculptor |
| Luis Meléndez (1716 - 1780) | | Spanish painter |
| Hans Memling (1430/40 - 1494) | | South Netherlandish |
| Anton Raphael Mengs (1728 - 1779) | | German painter and critic |
| Adolph Menzel (1815 - 1905) | | German painter, engraver, and illustrator |
| Philippe Mercier (1689 - 1760) | | French painter, active in England |
| Jacob Fransz. van der Merck (ca. 1610 - 1664) | | Dutch painter |
| Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 - 1717) | | German painter and engraver |
| Hugues Merle (1823 - 1881) | | French painter |
| Salomon Mesdach (active early 17th century) | | Dutch artist |
| Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831 - 1915) | | Dutch painter and art collector |
| Willard Metcalf (1858 - 1925) | | American painter |
| Gabriël Metsu (1629 - 1667) | | Dutch painter |
| Adam-Frans van der Meulen (1631/32 - 1690) | | Flemish painter and draftsman |
| Pieter Meulenaer (1602 - 1654) | | Flemish painter, active in Antwerp |
| Achille-Etna Michallon (1796 - 1822) | | French painter and printmaker |
| Theobald Michau (1676 - 1765) | | Flemish painter |
| Georges Michel (1763 - 1843) | | French painter |
| Michelangelo (1475 - 1564) | | Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance |
| Andrea Michieli (c. 1542 - c. 1617) | | |
| Jan Christiaansz. Micker (ca 1598 - 1664) | | Dutch artist |
| Jan Miel (1599 - 1664) | | Flemish painter and engraver |
| Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1567 - 1641) | | Dutch painter |
| Frans van Mieris the Elder (1635 - 1681) | | Dutch Golden Age genre painter |
| Frans van Mieris the Younger (1689 - 1763) | | Dutch painter, writer, and numismatist |
| Jan van Mieris (1660 - 1690) | | Dutch painter |
| Willem van Mieris (1662 - 1747) | | Dutch painter and printmaker |
| Pierre Mignard (1612 - 1695) | | French painter and portraitist |
| Abraham Mignon (1640 - 1679) | | Dutch golden age painter specialized in flower bouquets |
| Hieronymus van der Mij (1687 - 1761) | | Dutch painter |
| Frans van der Mijn (1719 - 1783) | | Dutch portraitist, active in England |
| George van der Mijn (1726/27 - 1763) | | Dutch painter and portraitist |
| Herman van der Mijn (1684 - 1741) | | Dutch painter |
| Daniel Mijtens (1590 - 1644) | | |
| Jan Mijtens (ca. 1614 - 1670) | | Dutch painter |
| John Everett Millais (1829 - 1896) | | English painter |
| Jean-François Millet (1814 - 1875) | | French painter and draftsman |
| Hendrik van Minderhout (1632 - 1696) | | Dutch painter |
| Anton Mirou (before 1586 - after 1661) | | Flemish painter, active in Germany |
| Amedeo Modigliani (1884 - 1920) | | Italian painter and sculptor, mainly active in France |
| Claes Cornelisz. Moeyaert (ca. 1590/91(?) - 1655) | | Dutch painter. |