Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Francis Bacon alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Francis Bacon were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1561 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 85 when Francis Bacon was born.

Francis Bacon was 3 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman

Born 22 January 1561 · died 9 April 1626 (Julian calendar), aged 65

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Miguel de Cervantes
  6. Francis Bacon
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
Michelangelo and Francis Bacon in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.