Who Was Alive

Were Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach alive at the same time?

Yes. Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1685 to 1741.

Antonio Vivaldi was 7 when Johann Sebastian Bach was born.

Johann Sebastian Bach was 56 when Antonio Vivaldi died, aged 63.

Antonio Vivaldi

Italian composer and violinist

Born 4 March 1678 · died 28 July 1741, aged 63

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer

Born 21 March 1685 (Julian calendar) · died 28 July 1750, aged 65

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Antonio Vivaldi
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. Voltaire
  5. Immanuel Kant
  6. George Washington
  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.