Architects of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 5 people and 108 moments here, from 1452 to 1640. The most recorded lives are Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Peter Paul Rubens.

Notable people

  1. Michelangelo

    from 1475 to 1564

    29 moments here

    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…

  2. Leonardo da Vinci

    from 1452 to 1519

    27 moments here

    Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

  3. Peter Paul Rubens

    from 1577 to 1640

    25 moments here

    Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…

  4. Raphael

    from 1483 to 1520

    14 moments here

    Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian High Renaissance painter and architect.…

  5. Mimar Sinan

    from 1490 to 1588

    13 moments here

    Mimar Sinan was the Ottoman Empire’s chief architect and a military engineer under Süleyman I, Selim II, and Murad III.…

Moments

  1. 1452 Born near Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
  2. 1469 Moves to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  3. 1475 Brought to Florence as an infant Michelangelo
  4. 1475 Born at Caprese Michelangelo
  5. 1478 Witnesses a contract in Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
  6. 1481 Lives with a stonecutter at Settignano Michelangelo
  7. 1482 Moves to the Sforza court Leonardo da Vinci
  8. 1483 Birth in Urbino Raphael
  9. 1490 Lives in the Medici household Michelangelo
  10. 1490 Birth at Ağırnas Mimar Sinan
  11. 1490 Consults at Pavia Cathedral Leonardo da Vinci
  12. 1493 Hosted at Santo Spirito Michelangelo
  13. 1494 Brief stay in Venice Michelangelo
  14. 1494 Takes refuge in Bologna Michelangelo
  15. 1495 Paints The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci
  16. 1496 Arrives in Rome Michelangelo
  17. 1499 Workshop at Città di Castello Raphael
  18. 1500 Flees to Venice Leonardo da Vinci
  19. 1500 Returns to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  20. 1500 Stays in Bologna Leonardo da Vinci
  21. 1501 Returns from Rome to Florence Michelangelo
  22. 1502 Continues to Pesaro Leonardo da Vinci
  23. 1502 Inspects Urbino Leonardo da Vinci
  24. 1502 Piccolomini Library work in Siena Raphael
  25. 1502 Work in Perugia Raphael
  26. 1502 Arrives in Cesena Leonardo da Vinci
  27. 1502 Observes Rimini's fountain Leonardo da Vinci
  28. 1502 Visits Santa Maria del Monte Leonardo da Vinci
  29. 1502 Inspects Faenza Leonardo da Vinci
  30. 1502 Stays and maps Imola Leonardo da Vinci
  31. 1502 Surveys Cesenatico Leonardo da Vinci
  32. 1503 Returns from Borgia's service Leonardo da Vinci
  33. 1503 Joins the campaign near Pisa Leonardo da Vinci
  34. 1504 Works at the Palazzo della Signoria Michelangelo
  35. 1504 Florentine period Raphael
  36. 1504 Move to Florence Raphael
  37. 1505 Summoned to Rome by Julius II Michelangelo
  38. 1505 Selects marble at Carrara Michelangelo
  39. 1506 Returns to French-ruled Milan Leonardo da Vinci
  40. 1506 Takes refuge in Florence Michelangelo
  41. 1506 Trip to Rome Raphael
  42. 1506 Leaves Rome after papal dispute Michelangelo
  43. 1506 Reconciles with Julius II in Bologna Michelangelo
  44. 1508 Returns to Rome from Bologna Michelangelo
  45. 1508 Commission at the Vatican Palace Raphael
  46. 1508 Permanent move to Rome Raphael
  47. 1510 Conducts anatomy at Pavia Leonardo da Vinci
  48. 1512 Sent to Constantinople for Janissary training Mimar Sinan
  49. 1512 Triumph of Galatea at Villa Farnesina Raphael
  50. 1513 Leaves Milan for Rome Leonardo da Vinci

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