Who Was Alive

Were Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1475 to 1494.

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was 12 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 19 when Giovanni Pico della Mirandola died, aged 31.

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Italian philosopher

Born 24 February 1463 · died 17 November 1494, aged 31

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, 1463 – 1494
  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

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola 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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Events both lived through

  • Columbus’s voyages 1493–1504Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was 28 or 29; Michelangelo was 16 or 17

Where Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Michelangelo were born

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Michelangelo are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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