Who Was Alive

Were Girolamo Savonarola and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Girolamo Savonarola and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1475 to 1498.

Girolamo Savonarola was 22 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 23 when Girolamo Savonarola died, aged 45.

Girolamo Savonarola

Girolamo Savonarola

Italian preacher

Born 21 September 1452 · died 23 May 1498, aged 45

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. Girolamo Savonarola, 1452 – 1498
  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

Girolamo Savonarola 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 Girolamo Savonarola and Michelangelo were born

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