Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Pope Clement VII alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Pope Clement VII were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1478 to 1534.

Michelangelo was 3 when Pope Clement VII was born.

Michelangelo was 59 when Pope Clement VII died, aged 56.

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

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. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  5. Pope Clement VII, 1478 – 1534
  6. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Michelangelo 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 Michelangelo and Pope Clement VII were born

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