To navigate the timeline, click and drag it with your mouse, or click on the timeline overview on the bottom.
1470 CE
1480 CE
1490 CE
1500 CE
1510 CE
1520 CE
1530 CE
1540 CE
1550 CE
1560 CE
1475 CE - 1564 CE: Life of the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo.
1475 CE: The Renaissance artist Michelangelo is born in Caprese near Florence.
1488 CE - 1490 CE: The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo studies as an apprentice to Domenico Ghirlandaio in Florence.
1497 CE - 1500 CE: The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo works on his masterpiece the Pieta.
1503 CE: The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo paints 'The Holy Family'.
1504 CE: The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo completes his masterpiece the statue of David.
1508 CE - 1512 CE: The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo works on his painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling in Rome.
1512 CE: The Laurentian Library, San Lorenzo in Florence, designed by Michelangelo, is completed.
1520 CE: The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo completes his masterpiece statue of Moses for the tomb of Pope Julius II.
1544 CE: The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo begins his redesign of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
1547 CE: The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo begins working on the soaring dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome (completed in 1590 CE).
1553 CE: Ascanio Condivi completes his 'Life of Michelangelo'.
1564 CE: The Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo dies in Rome.