Basel in the Renaissance

The atlas holds 5 people and 8 moments here, from 1356 to 1580. The most recorded lives are Desiderius Erasmus, Albrecht Dürer and Petrarch.

Desiderius Erasmus
from 1521 to 1536
4 moments here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
Albrecht Dürer
in 1492
1 moment here
German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…
Petrarch
in 1356
1 moment here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1580
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
John Calvin
in 1535
1 moment here
French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…