Rome in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 9 people and 16 moments here, from 1689 to 1814. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Notable people

1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   from 1786 to 1787

   3 moments here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1770

   2 moments here

   Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1689

   2 moments here

   German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

4. Francisco Goya

   from 1769 to 1771

   2 moments here

   Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

5. Simón Bolívar

   in 1805

   2 moments here

   Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

6. Montesquieu

   in 1729

   2 moments here

   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

7. Michael Faraday

   in 1814

   1 moment here

   English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

8. Antonio Vivaldi

   in 1722

   1 moment here

   Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

9. George Frideric Handel

   in 1707

   1 moment here

   German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…

Moments

1. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
3. 1707 Roman patronage George Frideric Handel
4. 1722 Move to Rome Antonio Vivaldi
5. 1729 First Roman stay begins Montesquieu
6. 1729 Return to Rome from Naples Montesquieu
7. 1769 Departure for Italy Francisco Goya
8. 1770 Hears the Miserere in the Sistine Chapel Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. 1770 Reaches Rome Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
10. 1771 Study visit in Rome Francisco Goya
11. 1786 Arrives in Rome Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
12. 1786 Lives with Tischbein in Via del Corso Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
13. 1787 Begins second Roman residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
14. 1805 Reaches Rome Simón Bolívar
15. 1805 Swears the Monte Sacro oath Simón Bolívar
16. 1814 Writing from Rome Michael Faraday

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