Michelangelo · Lope de Vega Were Michelangelo and Lope de Vega alive at the same time? Yes. Michelangelo and Lope de Vega were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1562 to 1564. Michelangelo was 87 when Lope de Vega was born.Lope de Vega was 1 when Michelangelo died, aged 88. MichelangeloItalian artist and architectBorn 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88Lope de VegaSpanish playwright and poetBorn 25 November 1562 · died 27 August 1635, aged 72 Christopher ColumbusLeonardo da VinciMichelangeloMartin LutherMiguel de CervantesLope de VegaGalileo GalileiWilliam ShakespeareRené Descartes Michelangelo and Lope de Vega 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.