Rome in the Scientific Revolution
The atlas holds 10 people and 35 moments here, from 1547 to 1650. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Michel de Montaigne and Michelangelo.
Notable people
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…
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 1551 to 1556
2 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,…
Michelangelo
from 1547 to 1564
4 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.…
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
in 1549
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
- 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
- 1611 Visited the Collegium Romanum Galileo Galilei
- 1611 Worked in Rome with the Linceans Galileo Galilei
- 1616 Admonished at Bellarmine's residence Galileo Galilei
- 1616 Completed a six-month Roman stay Galileo Galilei
- 1624 Arrived in Rome to meet Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
- 1624 Received by Pope Urban VIII Galileo Galilei
- 1624 Demonstrated a microscope in Rome Galileo Galilei
- 1630 First Roman stay Diego Velázquez
- 1630 Returned to Rome for printing approval Galileo Galilei
- 1633 Lodged at the Tuscan embassy in Rome Galileo Galilei
- 1633 Abjured at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Galileo Galilei
- 1633 Appeared before the Holy Office Galileo Galilei
- 1638 First Roman stay John Milton
- 1638 Dinner at the English College John Milton
- 1639 Second Roman stay John Milton
- 1650 Portrait of Juan de Pareja in Rome Diego Velázquez
- 1650 Portrait of Pope Innocent X in Rome Diego Velázquez