Who Was Alive

Were Caravaggio and René Descartes alive at the same time?

Yes. Caravaggio and René Descartes were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1596 to 1610.

Caravaggio was 24 when René Descartes was born.

René Descartes was 14 when Caravaggio died, aged 38.

Caravaggio

Italian painter

Born 29 September 1571 · died 18 July 1610, aged 38

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

Born 31 March 1596 · died 11 February 1650, aged 53

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Galileo Galilei
  3. William Shakespeare
  4. Caravaggio
  5. René Descartes
  6. Rembrandt
  7. Molière
  8. Isaac Newton
Caravaggio and René Descartes 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.