Who Was Alive

Were Andrea Mantegna and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Andrea Mantegna and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 54 or 55 years, from 1451 to 1506.

Andrea Mantegna was 19 or 20 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Andrea Mantegna was 74 or 75 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Andrea Mantegna

Andrea Mantegna

Venetian painter

Born 1431 · died 13 September 1506, aged 74 or 75

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

  1. Andrea Mantegna, 1431 – 1506
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Andrea Mantegna and Christopher Columbus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Andrea Mantegna and Christopher Columbus were born

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