Rome in the Renaissance

The atlas holds 16 people and 54 moments here, from 1300 to 1600. The most recorded lives are Michelangelo, Raphael and Ignatius of Loyola.

Notable people

1. Dante Alighieri

   from 1300 to 1301

   2 moments here

   Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

2. 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…

3. 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;…

4. 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,…

5. Giovanni Boccaccio

   in 1367

   1 moment here

   Italian writer, poet, and humanist, best known for the Decameron. His documented life moved between Florence, Naples, Romagna, papal Avignon and…

6. 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…

7. Leonardo da Vinci

   in 1513

   1 moment here

   Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

8. Martin Luther

   in 1510

   1 moment here

   German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

9. Michelangelo

   from 1496 to 1564

   11 moments here

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

10. 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.…

11. Miguel de Cervantes

    in 1569

    1 moment here

    Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…

12. Niccolò Machiavelli

    from 1503 to 1525

    2 moments here

    Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…

13. 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…

14. Petrarch

    from 1337 to 1350

    3 moments here

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

15. 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.…

16. Raphael

    from 1506 to 1520

    8 moments here

    Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian High Renaissance painter and architect.…

Moments

1. 1300 Observed Jubilee crowds in Rome Dante Alighieri
2. 1301 Joined the embassy to Pope Boniface VIII Dante Alighieri
3. 1337 First Roman visit Petrarch
4. 1341 Poet laureate at Rome Petrarch
5. 1350 Jubilee visit to Rome Petrarch
6. 1367 Embassy to the papal court in Rome Giovanni Boccaccio
7. 1486 Imprisonment at Castel Sant'Angelo Pope Paul III
8. 1491 Service in the Roman Curia Pope Paul III
9. 1496 Arrives in Rome Michelangelo
10. 1500 Jubilee-year stay in Rome Nicolaus Copernicus
11. 1503 Papal-conclave mission Niccolò Machiavelli
12. 1505 Summoned to Rome by Julius II Michelangelo
13. 1506 Trip to Rome Raphael
14. 1506 Leaves Rome after papal dispute Michelangelo
15. 1508 Returns to Rome from Bologna Michelangelo
16. 1508 Commission at the Vatican Palace Raphael
17. 1508 Permanent move to Rome Raphael
18. 1509 Visits to Rome Desiderius Erasmus
19. 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
20. 1512 Triumph of Galatea at Villa Farnesina Raphael
21. 1513 Moves to Rome Leonardo da Vinci
22. 1517 Cupid and Psyche Loggia at Villa Farnesina Raphael
23. 1517 Residence at Palazzo Caprini Raphael
24. 1520 Burial at the Pantheon Raphael
25. 1520 Death in Rome Raphael
26. 1523 Pilgrim in Rome Ignatius of Loyola
27. 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
28. 1527 Shelter during the Sack of Rome Pope Paul III
29. 1534 First documented Roman mission with Jean du Bellay François Rabelais
30. 1534 Settles permanently in Rome Michelangelo
31. 1534 Election as Pope Paul III Pope Paul III
32. 1535 Second Roman diplomatic journey François Rabelais
33. 1536 Paints The Last Judgment Michelangelo
34. 1537 Entry into Rome Ignatius of Loyola
35. 1538 First Mass at Santa Maria Maggiore Ignatius of Loyola
36. 1538 Departure from Rome for the Nice peace mission Pope Paul III
37. 1541 Profession at St Paul Outside the Walls Ignatius of Loyola
38. 1542 Works in the Pauline Chapel Michelangelo
39. 1547 Takes charge at St. Peter’s Michelangelo
40. 1549 Death in Rome Pope Paul III
41. 1550 Sculpts the Bandini Pietà in Rome Michelangelo
42. 1551 Foundation of the Roman College Ignatius of Loyola
43. 1556 Death in Rome Ignatius of Loyola
44. 1564 Dies at Macel de’ Corvi Michelangelo
45. 1564 Works on the Rondanini Pietà Michelangelo
46. 1569 Serves Cardinal Acquaviva in Rome Miguel de Cervantes
47. 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
48. 1580 Arrival in Rome at Porta del Popolo Michel de Montaigne
49. 1580 Audience with Pope Gregory XIII Michel de Montaigne
50. 1580 Roman lodging near Santa Lucia della Tinta Michel de Montaigne

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