Musicians and Composers in Venice
The atlas holds 9 people and 19 moments here, from 1500 to 1887. The most recorded lives are Antonio Vivaldi, Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner.
Notable people
Antonio Vivaldi
from 1678 to 1736
4 moments here
Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…
Friedrich Nietzsche
from 1880 to 1887
3 moments here
German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…
Richard Wagner
from 1858 to 1883
3 moments here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
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…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
from 1689 to 1690
2 moments here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1818 to 1822
2 moments here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Leonardo da Vinci
in 1500
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…
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…
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,…
Moments
- 1500 Flees to Venice Leonardo da Vinci
- 1678 Birth in Venice Antonio Vivaldi
- 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1703 Violin teacher at the Ospedale della Pietà Antonio Vivaldi
- 1720 Return to Venice from Mantua Antonio Vivaldi
- 1736 Venice letter to a patron Antonio Vivaldi
- 1743 Embassy secretary in Venice Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1771 Stays in Venice Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1786 Takes lodgings in Venice Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1790 Makes second Italian journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1818 First Italian journey through Venice Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1822 Second Italian journey via Venice Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1858 Residence at Palazzo Giustinian Richard Wagner
- 1880 Travels to Venice Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1882 Final arrival in Venice Richard Wagner
- 1883 Death at Ca' Vendramin Calergi Richard Wagner
- 1885 Third documented Venice stay Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1887 Final arrival in Venice Friedrich Nietzsche