Ferrara in the Renaissance

The atlas holds 6 people and 6 moments here, from 1370 to 1543. The most recorded lives are Michelangelo, Nicolaus Copernicus and Petrarch.

Ignatius of Loyola
in 1524
1 moment here
Basque Spanish priest, former soldier, and founder of the Society of Jesus. His documented movements span Gipuzkoa, Castile, Catalonia, France, the…
John Calvin
in 1536
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…
Michelangelo
in 1529
1 moment here
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…
Nicolaus Copernicus
in 1503
1 moment here
Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…
Petrarch
in 1370
1 moment here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Pope Paul III
in 1543
1 moment here
Alessandro Farnese, Pope Paul III, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1534 until 1549.…