Who Was Alive

Were Pope Sixtus IV and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Sixtus IV and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1475 to 1484.

Pope Sixtus IV was 60 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 9 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

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

  1. Pope Sixtus IV, 1414 – 1484
  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

Pope Sixtus IV 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 Pope Sixtus IV and Michelangelo were born

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