Lucca in the Renaissance
The atlas holds 6 people and 13 moments here, from 1308 to 1589. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Michel de Montaigne and Dante Alighieri.
Notable people
Galileo Galilei
from 1564 to 1589
4 moments here
Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1581
3 moments here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Dante Alighieri
from 1308 to 1314
2 moments here
Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…
Niccolò Machiavelli
from 1509 to 1520
2 moments here
Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…
Leonardo da Vinci
in 1503
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…
Petrarch
in 1312
1 moment here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Moments
- 1308 Stayed in Lucca Dante Alighieri
- 1312 Childhood at Pisa Petrarch
- 1314 Possible later return to Lucca Dante Alighieri
- 1503 Joins the campaign near Pisa Leonardo da Vinci
- 1509 Entry into Pisa after surrender Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1520 Commercial mission to Lucca Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1564 Baptized at Pisa Cathedral Galileo Galilei
- 1564 Born in Pisa Galileo Galilei
- 1581 Residence in Pisa Michel de Montaigne
- 1581 Election news at Lucca Michel de Montaigne
- 1581 Return to Lucca from Bagni della Villa Michel de Montaigne
- 1583 Observed the cathedral lantern Galileo Galilei
- 1589 Began teaching mathematics at Pisa Galileo Galilei