Who Was Alive

Were Domenico Ghirlandaio and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Domenico Ghirlandaio and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1452 to 1494.

Domenico Ghirlandaio was 3 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 41 when Domenico Ghirlandaio died, aged 45.

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Italian painter

Born 2 June 1448 · died 11 January 1494, aged 45

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

  1. Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1448 – 1494
  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

Domenico Ghirlandaio and Leonardo da Vinci 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 Domenico Ghirlandaio and Leonardo da Vinci were born

Domenico Ghirlandaio and Leonardo da Vinci are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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