Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Hans Holbein the Younger alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Hans Holbein the Younger were alive at the same time for 45 or 46 years, from 1497 to 1543.

Michelangelo was 21 or 22 when Hans Holbein the Younger was born.

Michelangelo was 68 when Hans Holbein the Younger died, aged 45 or 46.

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Hans Holbein the Younger

Hans Holbein the Younger

German artist and printmaker

Born 1497 · died 29 November 1543, aged 45 or 46

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  5. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  6. Hans Holbein the Younger, 1497 – 1543
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Michelangelo and Hans Holbein the Younger 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 Michelangelo and Hans Holbein the Younger were born

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