Artists of the Scientific Revolution

The atlas holds 6 people and 87 moments here, from 1543 to 1685. The most recorded lives are Diego Velázquez, Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt.

Notable people

1. Diego Velázquez

   from 1599 to 1660

   27 moments here

   Spanish Baroque painter and court artist to Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville, he trained there before establishing his long-term home and career…

2. 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…

3. Rembrandt

   from 1606 to 1669

   18 moments here

   Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) was a Dutch painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.…

4. Louis XIV

   from 1638 to 1685

   12 moments here

   Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…

5. Michelangelo

   from 1547 to 1564

   4 moments here

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

6. Nicolaus Copernicus

   in 1543

   1 moment here

   Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

Moments

1. 1543 Death at Frauenburg Nicolaus Copernicus
2. 1547 Takes charge at St. Peter’s Michelangelo
3. 1550 Sculpts the Bandini Pietà in Rome Michelangelo
4. 1564 Dies at Macel de’ Corvi Michelangelo
5. 1564 Works on the Rondanini Pietà Michelangelo
6. 1577 Reported baptism in Cologne Peter Paul Rubens
7. 1577 Birth at Siegen Peter Paul Rubens
8. 1590 Family relocation to Antwerp Peter Paul Rubens
9. 1599 Baptism at the Church of St. Peter Diego Velázquez
10. 1600 First Italian stop in Venice Peter Paul Rubens
11. 1600 Service of the Gonzaga court Peter Paul Rubens
12. 1601 First Roman residence Peter Paul Rubens
13. 1601 Journey through Florence to Rome Peter Paul Rubens
14. 1603 Arrival in Madrid on Spanish mission Peter Paul Rubens
15. 1603 Diplomatic mission at Valladolid Peter Paul Rubens
16. 1604 Stop in Genoa after Spain Peter Paul Rubens
17. 1606 Second extended stay in Rome Peter Paul Rubens
18. 1606 Birth in Leiden Rembrandt
19. 1608 Return and permanent settlement in Antwerp Peter Paul Rubens
20. 1609 Marriage to Isabella Brant in Antwerp Peter Paul Rubens
21. 1610 Apprenticeship with Francisco Pacheco Diego Velázquez
22. 1610 Rubenshuis residence and studio Peter Paul Rubens
23. 1612 Visit to Haarlem Peter Paul Rubens
24. 1620 Enrolled at Leiden University Rembrandt
25. 1621 Apprenticeship under Jacob van Swanenburg Rembrandt
26. 1622 Medici-cycle negotiations in Paris Peter Paul Rubens
27. 1622 First documented Madrid journey Diego Velázquez
28. 1623 Return to Seville Diego Velázquez
29. 1624 Settlement at the Madrid court Diego Velázquez
30. 1624 Return to Leiden Rembrandt
31. 1624 Study with Pieter Lastman Rembrandt
32. 1625 Shared studio with Jan Lievens Rembrandt
33. 1627 Teaching first pupils Rembrandt
34. 1627 Arrival at Breda during Dutch mission Peter Paul Rubens
35. 1628 Eight-month diplomatic stay in Madrid Peter Paul Rubens
36. 1628 Visit to the Escorial with Rubens Diego Velázquez
37. 1629 First Italian journey: Cento Diego Velázquez
38. 1629 First Italian journey: Ferrara Diego Velázquez
39. 1629 First Italian journey: Venice Diego Velázquez
40. 1629 Diplomatic mission in London Peter Paul Rubens
41. 1629 Diplomatic audience at Greenwich Peter Paul Rubens
42. 1629 Honorary degree at Cambridge Peter Paul Rubens
43. 1630 First Italian journey: Bologna Diego Velázquez
44. 1630 First Italian journey: Loreto Diego Velázquez
45. 1630 First Italian journey: Naples Diego Velázquez
46. 1630 First Roman stay Diego Velázquez
47. 1630 Return to Antwerp and marriage to Helena Fourment Peter Paul Rubens
48. 1631 Return from Italy to Madrid Diego Velázquez
49. 1631 Living and working with Hendrick Uylenburgh Rembrandt
50. 1631 Move to Amsterdam Rembrandt

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