Rome in the Age of Exploration
The atlas holds 17 people and 67 moments here, from 1486 to 1650. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo and Raphael.
Notable people
Desiderius Erasmus
in 1509
1 moment here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
Diego Velázquez
from 1630 to 1650
3 moments 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…
François Rabelais
from 1534 to 1535
2 moments here
French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…
Galileo Galilei
from 1611 to 1633
11 moments here
Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…
Giordano Bruno
from 1576 to 1600
3 moments here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Ignatius of Loyola
from 1523 to 1556
6 moments here
Basque Spanish priest, former soldier, and founder of the Society of Jesus. His documented movements span Gipuzkoa, Castile, Catalonia, France, the…
John Milton
from 1638 to 1639
3 moments here
English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…
Leonardo da Vinci
in 1513
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…
Martin Luther
in 1510
1 moment here
German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…
Michelangelo
from 1496 to 1564
11 moments here
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…
Michel de Montaigne
from 1580 to 1581
5 moments here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Miguel de Cervantes
in 1569
1 moment here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Niccolò Machiavelli
from 1503 to 1525
2 moments here
Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…
Nicolaus Copernicus
in 1500
1 moment here
Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…
Peter Paul Rubens
from 1601 to 1606
2 moments here
Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…
Pope Paul III
from 1486 to 1549
6 moments here
Alessandro Farnese, Pope Paul III, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1534 until 1549.…
Raphael
from 1506 to 1520
8 moments here
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian High Renaissance painter and architect.…
Moments
- 1486 Imprisonment at Castel Sant'Angelo Pope Paul III
- 1491 Service in the Roman Curia Pope Paul III
- 1496 Arrives in Rome Michelangelo
- 1500 Jubilee-year stay in Rome Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1503 Papal-conclave mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1505 Summoned to Rome by Julius II Michelangelo
- 1506 Trip to Rome Raphael
- 1506 Leaves Rome after papal dispute Michelangelo
- 1508 Returns to Rome from Bologna Michelangelo
- 1508 Commission at the Vatican Palace Raphael
- 1508 Permanent move to Rome Raphael
- 1509 Visits to Rome Desiderius Erasmus
- 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
- 1512 Triumph of Galatea at Villa Farnesina Raphael
- 1513 Moves to Rome Leonardo da Vinci
- 1517 Cupid and Psyche Loggia at Villa Farnesina Raphael
- 1517 Residence at Palazzo Caprini Raphael
- 1520 Burial at the Pantheon Raphael
- 1520 Death in Rome Raphael
- 1523 Pilgrim in Rome Ignatius of Loyola
- 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1527 Shelter during the Sack of Rome Pope Paul III
- 1534 First documented Roman mission with Jean du Bellay François Rabelais
- 1534 Settles permanently in Rome Michelangelo
- 1534 Election as Pope Paul III Pope Paul III
- 1535 Second Roman diplomatic journey François Rabelais
- 1536 Paints The Last Judgment Michelangelo
- 1537 Entry into Rome Ignatius of Loyola
- 1538 First Mass at Santa Maria Maggiore Ignatius of Loyola
- 1538 Departure from Rome for the Nice peace mission Pope Paul III
- 1541 Profession at St Paul Outside the Walls Ignatius of Loyola
- 1542 Works in the Pauline Chapel Michelangelo
- 1547 Takes charge at St. Peter’s Michelangelo
- 1549 Death in Rome Pope Paul III
- 1550 Sculpts the Bandini Pietà in Rome Michelangelo
- 1551 Foundation of the Roman College Ignatius of Loyola
- 1556 Death in Rome Ignatius of Loyola
- 1564 Dies at Macel de’ Corvi Michelangelo
- 1564 Works on the Rondanini Pietà Michelangelo
- 1569 Serves Cardinal Acquaviva in Rome Miguel de Cervantes
- 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
- 1580 Arrival in Rome at Porta del Popolo Michel de Montaigne
- 1580 Audience with Pope Gregory XIII Michel de Montaigne
- 1580 Roman lodging near Santa Lucia della Tinta Michel de Montaigne
- 1581 Treatment at the Roman baths Michel de Montaigne
- 1581 Departure from Rome for home Michel de Montaigne
- 1593 Transfer to the Roman Inquisition prison Giordano Bruno
- 1600 Execution at Campo de' Fiori Giordano Bruno
- 1601 First Roman residence Peter Paul Rubens
- 1606 Second extended stay in Rome Peter Paul Rubens