Writers in Tuscany
The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1224 to 1475. The most recorded lives are Dante Alighieri, Michelangelo and Francis of Assisi.
Notable people
Dante Alighieri
from 1289 to 1311
3 moments here
Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…
Michelangelo
in 1475
1 moment here
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…
Francis of Assisi
in 1224
1 moment here
Italian Catholic friar, deacon, preacher, and founder of the Order of Friars Minor. Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone at Assisi, he renounced his…
Moments
- 1224 Forty-day retreat at La Verna Francis of Assisi
- 1289 Fought at Campaldino Dante Alighieri
- 1307 Stayed with the Guidi in Casentino Dante Alighieri
- 1311 Documented at Poppi Castle Dante Alighieri
- 1475 Born at Caprese Michelangelo