Who Was Alive

Were Albrecht Dürer and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Albrecht Dürer and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1475 to 1528.

Albrecht Dürer was 3 when Michelangelo was born.

Michelangelo was 53 when Albrecht Dürer died, aged 56.

Albrecht Dürer

German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist

Born 21 May 1471 · died 6 April 1528, aged 56

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Albrecht Dürer
  5. Michelangelo
  6. Martin Luther
  7. Miguel de Cervantes
  8. Galileo Galilei
Albrecht Dürer and Michelangelo 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.