Florence

Italy

Cradle of the Renaissance. Under the Medici family, this Tuscan city produced Leonardo, Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Machiavelli. Its art and architecture defined an age of rebirth.

The atlas connects 8 figures with Florence. The earliest born is Dante Alighieri (1265); the last to die is Galileo Galilei (1642).

By era

Medieval Europe (~500-1400 CE): 1 figure
The Renaissance (~1350-1600): 6 figures
Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment (~1600-1800): 1 figure

Associated figures, by birth year

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), The Supreme Poet
Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), Painter of the Florentine Golden Age
Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492), The Magnificent
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), The Universal Genius
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), Father of Modern Political Science
Michelangelo (1475-1564), The Divine Artist
Raphael (1483-1520), Master of Harmony and Grace
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Father of Modern Science

Cities that share figures with Florence

Other cities in the atlas tied to at least one of the same people, most shared first.

Rome (7 shared figures: Dante Alighieri, Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and 3 more)
Venice (2 shared figures: Dante Alighieri, Leonardo da Vinci)
Milan (1 shared figure: Leonardo da Vinci)
Paris (1 shared figure: Leonardo da Vinci)

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