Who Was Alive

Were Andrea Mantegna and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Andrea Mantegna and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1475 to 1506.

Andrea Mantegna was 43 or 44 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 31 when Andrea Mantegna died, aged 74 or 75.

Andrea Mantegna

Andrea Mantegna

Venetian painter

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

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  1. Andrea Mantegna, 1431 – 1506
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Andrea Mantegna and Michelangelo 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 Michelangelo were born

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