Musicians and Composers in Venice

The atlas holds 9 people and 19 moments here, from 1500 to 1887. The most recorded lives are Antonio Vivaldi, Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner.

Notable people

  1. Antonio Vivaldi

    from 1678 to 1736

    4 moments here

    Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

  2. Arthur Schopenhauer

    from 1818 to 1822

    2 moments here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

  3. Friedrich Nietzsche

    from 1880 to 1887

    3 moments here

    German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…

  4. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1689 to 1690

    2 moments here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    in 1743

    1 moment here

    Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

  6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    from 1786 to 1790

    2 moments here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  7. Leonardo da Vinci

    in 1500

    1 moment here

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

  8. Richard Wagner

    from 1858 to 1883

    3 moments here

    German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1771

    1 moment here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

Moments

  1. 1500 Flees to Venice Leonardo da Vinci
  2. 1678 Birth in Venice Antonio Vivaldi
  3. 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  5. 1703 Violin teacher at the Ospedale della Pietà Antonio Vivaldi
  6. 1720 Return to Venice from Mantua Antonio Vivaldi
  7. 1736 Venice letter to a patron Antonio Vivaldi
  8. 1743 Embassy secretary in Venice Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  9. 1771 Stays in Venice Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. 1786 Takes lodgings in Venice Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  11. 1790 Makes second Italian journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  12. 1818 First Italian journey through Venice Arthur Schopenhauer
  13. 1822 Second Italian journey via Venice Arthur Schopenhauer
  14. 1858 Residence at Palazzo Giustinian Richard Wagner
  15. 1880 Travels to Venice Friedrich Nietzsche
  16. 1882 Final arrival in Venice Richard Wagner
  17. 1883 Death at Ca' Vendramin Calergi Richard Wagner
  18. 1885 Third documented Venice stay Friedrich Nietzsche
  19. 1887 Final arrival in Venice Friedrich Nietzsche

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