Venice in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 7 people and 11 moments here, from 1689 to 1805. The most recorded lives are Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Notable people

  1. Antonio Vivaldi

    from 1703 to 1736

    3 moments here

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

  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    from 1786 to 1790

    2 moments here

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

  3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1689 to 1690

    2 moments here

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

  4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1771

    1 moment here

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

  5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    in 1743

    1 moment here

    Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

  6. Simón Bolívar

    in 1805

    1 moment here

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

  7. Montesquieu

    in 1728

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  2. 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  3. 1703 Violin teacher at the Ospedale della Pietà Antonio Vivaldi
  4. 1720 Return to Venice from Mantua Antonio Vivaldi
  5. 1728 Letter from Venice Montesquieu
  6. 1736 Venice letter to a patron Antonio Vivaldi
  7. 1743 Embassy secretary in Venice Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  8. 1771 Stays in Venice Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  9. 1786 Takes lodgings in Venice Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  10. 1790 Makes second Italian journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  11. 1805 Visits Venice on Grand Tour Simón Bolívar

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