Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and Caravaggio alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and Caravaggio were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1571 to 1610.

Galileo Galilei was 7 when Caravaggio was born.

Galileo Galilei was 46 when Caravaggio died, aged 38.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

Born 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77

Caravaggio

Italian painter

Born 29 September 1571 · died 18 July 1610, aged 38

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. Caravaggio
  6. René Descartes
  7. Rembrandt
  8. Molière
Galileo Galilei and Caravaggio 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.