Artists in Bologna

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1494 to 1786. The most recorded lives are Michelangelo, Nicolaus Copernicus and Leonardo da Vinci.

Notable people

  1. Michelangelo

    from 1494 to 1506

    2 moments here

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

  2. Nicolaus Copernicus

    from 1496 to 1497

    2 moments here

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

  3. Leonardo da Vinci

    in 1500

    1 moment here

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

  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1786

    1 moment here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  5. Diego Velázquez

    in 1630

    1 moment 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…

Moments

  1. 1494 Takes refuge in Bologna Michelangelo
  2. 1496 Arrival for studies in Bologna Nicolaus Copernicus
  3. 1497 Aldebaran occultation observation Nicolaus Copernicus
  4. 1500 Stays in Bologna Leonardo da Vinci
  5. 1506 Reconciles with Julius II in Bologna Michelangelo
  6. 1630 First Italian journey: Bologna Diego Velázquez
  7. 1786 Reaches Bologna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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