Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and El Greco alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and El Greco were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1541 to 1564.

Michelangelo was 66 when El Greco was born.

El Greco was 22 when Michelangelo died, aged 88.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

El Greco

Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect

Born 1 October 1541 · died 7 April 1614, aged 72

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. El Greco
  6. Miguel de Cervantes
  7. Galileo Galilei
  8. William Shakespeare
  9. René Descartes
Michelangelo and El Greco 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.