Rome in the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 15 people and 55 moments here, from 1496 to 1650. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo and Raphael.

Notable people

  1. Galileo Galilei

    from 1611 to 1633

    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 1496 to 1564

    11 moments here

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

  3. Raphael

    from 1506 to 1520

    8 moments here

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

  4. Michel de Montaigne

    from 1580 to 1581

    5 moments here

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

  5. Diego Velázquez

    from 1630 to 1650

    3 moments 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…

  6. 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,…

  7. Giordano Bruno

    from 1576 to 1600

    3 moments here

    Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

  8. Niccolò Machiavelli

    from 1503 to 1525

    2 moments here

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

  9. Peter Paul Rubens

    from 1601 to 1606

    2 moments here

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

  10. François Rabelais

    from 1534 to 1535

    2 moments here

    French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…

  11. Leonardo da Vinci

    in 1513

    1 moment here

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

  12. Martin Luther

    in 1510

    1 moment here

    German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

  13. Miguel de Cervantes

    in 1569

    1 moment here

    Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…

  14. Nicolaus Copernicus

    in 1500

    1 moment here

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

  15. Desiderius Erasmus

    in 1509

    1 moment here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

Moments

  1. 1496 Arrives in Rome Michelangelo
  2. 1500 Jubilee-year stay in Rome Nicolaus Copernicus
  3. 1503 Papal-conclave mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. 1505 Summoned to Rome by Julius II Michelangelo
  5. 1506 Trip to Rome Raphael
  6. 1506 Leaves Rome after papal dispute Michelangelo
  7. 1508 Returns to Rome from Bologna Michelangelo
  8. 1508 Commission at the Vatican Palace Raphael
  9. 1508 Permanent move to Rome Raphael
  10. 1509 Visits to Rome Desiderius Erasmus
  11. 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
  12. 1512 Triumph of Galatea at Villa Farnesina Raphael
  13. 1513 Moves to Rome Leonardo da Vinci
  14. 1517 Cupid and Psyche Loggia at Villa Farnesina Raphael
  15. 1517 Residence at Palazzo Caprini Raphael
  16. 1520 Burial at the Pantheon Raphael
  17. 1520 Death in Rome Raphael
  18. 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
  19. 1534 First documented Roman mission with Jean du Bellay François Rabelais
  20. 1534 Settles permanently in Rome Michelangelo
  21. 1535 Second Roman diplomatic journey François Rabelais
  22. 1536 Paints The Last Judgment Michelangelo
  23. 1542 Works in the Pauline Chapel Michelangelo
  24. 1547 Takes charge at St. Peter’s Michelangelo
  25. 1550 Sculpts the Bandini Pietà in Rome Michelangelo
  26. 1564 Dies at Macel de’ Corvi Michelangelo
  27. 1564 Works on the Rondanini Pietà Michelangelo
  28. 1569 Serves Cardinal Acquaviva in Rome Miguel de Cervantes
  29. 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
  30. 1580 Arrival in Rome at Porta del Popolo Michel de Montaigne
  31. 1580 Audience with Pope Gregory XIII Michel de Montaigne
  32. 1580 Roman lodging near Santa Lucia della Tinta Michel de Montaigne
  33. 1581 Treatment at the Roman baths Michel de Montaigne
  34. 1581 Departure from Rome for home Michel de Montaigne
  35. 1593 Transfer to the Roman Inquisition prison Giordano Bruno
  36. 1600 Execution at Campo de' Fiori Giordano Bruno
  37. 1601 First Roman residence Peter Paul Rubens
  38. 1606 Second extended stay in Rome Peter Paul Rubens
  39. 1611 Visited the Collegium Romanum Galileo Galilei
  40. 1611 Worked in Rome with the Linceans Galileo Galilei
  41. 1616 Admonished at Bellarmine's residence Galileo Galilei
  42. 1616 Completed a six-month Roman stay Galileo Galilei
  43. 1624 Arrived in Rome to meet Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
  44. 1624 Received by Pope Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
  45. 1624 Demonstrated a microscope in Rome Galileo Galilei
  46. 1630 First Roman stay Diego Velázquez
  47. 1630 Returned to Rome for printing approval Galileo Galilei
  48. 1633 Lodged at the Tuscan embassy in Rome Galileo Galilei
  49. 1633 Abjured at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Galileo Galilei
  50. 1633 Appeared before the Holy Office Galileo Galilei

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