Basel in the Renaissance

The atlas holds 5 people and 8 moments here, from 1356 to 1580. The most recorded lives are Desiderius Erasmus, Albrecht Dürer and Petrarch.

Albrecht Dürer
in 1492
1 moment here
German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…
Desiderius Erasmus
from 1521 to 1536
4 moments here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
John Calvin
in 1535
1 moment here
French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1580
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Petrarch
in 1356
1 moment here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…