Florence in the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 9 people and 39 moments here, from 1469 to 1642. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo and Niccolò Machiavelli.

Notable people

  1. Galileo Galilei

    from 1574 to 1642

    11 moments here

    Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

  2. Michelangelo

    from 1475 to 1530

    11 moments here

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

  3. Niccolò Machiavelli

    from 1469 to 1527

    6 moments here

    Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…

  4. Leonardo da Vinci

    from 1469 to 1503

    3 moments here

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

  5. John Milton

    from 1638 to 1639

    3 moments here

    English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

  6. Raphael

    in 1504

    2 moments here

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

  7. Peter Paul Rubens

    in 1601

    1 moment here

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

  8. Thomas Hobbes

    in 1636

    1 moment here

    English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

  9. Michel de Montaigne

    in 1581

    1 moment here

    French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

Moments

  1. 1469 Moves to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  2. 1469 Birth in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
  3. 1475 Brought to Florence as an infant Michelangelo
  4. 1481 Lives with a stonecutter at Settignano Michelangelo
  5. 1490 Lives in the Medici household Michelangelo
  6. 1493 Hosted at Santo Spirito Michelangelo
  7. 1500 Returns to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  8. 1501 Returns from Rome to Florence Michelangelo
  9. 1503 Returns from Borgia's service Leonardo da Vinci
  10. 1504 Works at the Palazzo della Signoria Michelangelo
  11. 1504 Florentine period Raphael
  12. 1504 Move to Florence Raphael
  13. 1506 Takes refuge in Florence Michelangelo
  14. 1512 Confinement in Florentine territory Niccolò Machiavelli
  15. 1513 Orti Oricellari discussions Niccolò Machiavelli
  16. 1513 Imprisonment after conspiracy accusation Niccolò Machiavelli
  17. 1513 Retreat to the Albergaccio estate Niccolò Machiavelli
  18. 1519 Recorded in Florence by his own letter Michelangelo
  19. 1527 Remains in republican Florence Michelangelo
  20. 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
  21. 1529 Returns to besieged Florence Michelangelo
  22. 1530 Hides after Florence falls Michelangelo
  23. 1574 Moved from Pisa to Florence Galileo Galilei
  24. 1581 Visit to Florence Michel de Montaigne
  25. 1588 Taught art and perspective in Florence Galileo Galilei
  26. 1601 Journey through Florence to Rome Peter Paul Rubens
  27. 1610 Moved permanently to Florence Galileo Galilei
  28. 1611 Stayed at Villa Le Selve Galileo Galilei
  29. 1611 Visited Villa Marignolle Galileo Galilei
  30. 1617 Resided at Bellosguardo Galileo Galilei
  31. 1631 Moved to Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  32. 1633 Departed Florence for his trial Galileo Galilei
  33. 1633 Returned under arrest to Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  34. 1634 Lived under house arrest at Arcetri Galileo Galilei
  35. 1636 Visit to Galileo in Florence Thomas Hobbes
  36. 1638 Meeting Galileo at Arcetri John Milton
  37. 1638 First Florentine stay John Milton
  38. 1639 Second Florentine stay John Milton
  39. 1642 Died at Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei

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