Naples in the Renaissance
The atlas holds 4 people and 9 moments here, from 1326 to 1575. The most recorded lives are Giovanni Boccaccio, Miguel de Cervantes and Giordano Bruno.
Notable people
Giovanni Boccaccio
from 1326 to 1363
4 moments here
Italian writer, poet, and humanist, best known for the Decameron. His documented life moved between Florence, Naples, Romagna, papal Avignon and…
Miguel de Cervantes
from 1573 to 1575
2 moments here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Giordano Bruno
from 1562 to 1565
2 moments here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Petrarch
in 1341
1 moment here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Moments
- 1326 Move with family to Naples Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1341 Visit to Naples before coronation Petrarch
- 1355 Return to Naples Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1362 Second disappointing stay in Naples Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1363 Naples visit during spiritual crisis Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1562 Studies in Naples Giordano Bruno
- 1565 Entered San Domenico Maggiore Giordano Bruno
- 1573 Stationed with his company in Naples Miguel de Cervantes
- 1575 Embarks from Naples for Spain Miguel de Cervantes