Historical figures in Ferrara

The atlas holds 9 people and 9 moments here, from 1370 to 1993. The most recorded lives are Michelangelo, Nicolaus Copernicus and Diego Velázquez. Among them Writers, Artists and Jurists, across the Age of Exploration and the Renaissance.

Notable people

  1. Diego Velázquez

    in 1629

    1 moment here

    Spanish Baroque painter and court artist to Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville, he trained there before establishing his long-term home and career…

  2. Federico Fellini

    in 1993

    1 moment here

    Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…

  3. Ignatius of Loyola

    in 1524

    1 moment here

    Basque Spanish priest, former soldier, and founder of the Society of Jesus. His documented movements span Gipuzkoa, Castile, Catalonia, France, the…

  4. John Calvin

    in 1536

    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…

  5. John Milton

    in 1639

    1 moment here

    English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

  6. Michelangelo

    in 1529

    1 moment here

    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…

  7. Nicolaus Copernicus

    in 1503

    1 moment here

    Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

  8. Petrarch

    in 1370

    1 moment here

    Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…

  9. Pope Paul III

    in 1543

    1 moment here

    Alessandro Farnese, Pope Paul III, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1534 until 1549.…

Moments

  1. 1370 Illness at Ferrara Petrarch
  2. 1503 Doctorate in canon law at Ferrara Nicolaus Copernicus
  3. 1524 Passage through Ferrara Ignatius of Loyola
  4. 1529 Inspects Ferrara’s fortifications Michelangelo
  5. 1536 Service at the court of Renée of France John Calvin
  6. 1543 Visit to Ferrara Pope Paul III
  7. 1629 First Italian journey: Ferrara Diego Velázquez
  8. 1639 Journey through Ferrara John Milton
  9. 1993 Rehabilitation transfer Federico Fellini

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