Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Raphael alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Raphael were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1483 to 1520.

Michelangelo was 8 when Raphael was born.

Michelangelo was 45 when Raphael died, aged 37.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

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

Raphael

Italian painter and architect

Born 1483 · died 6–7 April 1520, aged 37

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