Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Clement VII alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Clement VII were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1478 to 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was 26 when Pope Clement VII was born.

Pope Clement VII was 40 when Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

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

Pope Clement VII

Pope Clement VII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 26 May 1478 · died 25 September 1534, aged 56

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Pope Clement VII, 1478 – 1534
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Clement VII 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 Leonardo da Vinci and Pope Clement VII were born

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