Who Was Alive

Were Lorenzo de' Medici and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Lorenzo de' Medici and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 17 years, from 1475 to 1492.

Lorenzo de' Medici was 26 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 17 when Lorenzo de' Medici died, aged 43.

Lorenzo de' Medici

Lorenzo de' Medici

Italian politician

Born 1 January 1449 · died 8 April 1492, aged 43

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

  1. Lorenzo de' Medici, 1449 – 1492
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  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

Lorenzo de' Medici 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 Lorenzo de' Medici and Michelangelo were born

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