Who Was Alive

Were Pope Sixtus IV and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Sixtus IV and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1452 to 1484.

Pope Sixtus IV was 37 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 32 when Pope Sixtus IV died, aged 70.

Pope Sixtus IV

Pope Sixtus IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 21 July 1414 · died 12 August 1484, aged 70

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

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

  1. Pope Sixtus IV, 1414 – 1484
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Pope Sixtus IV and Leonardo da Vinci 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 Pope Sixtus IV and Leonardo da Vinci were born

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