Caravaggio vs John Napier
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Compare the life timelines of Caravaggio (1571–1610) and John Napier (1550–1617) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1571 to 1610.
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Caravaggio (1571–1610)
- — Born in Milan Verified
- — Apprenticed to the painter Simone Peterzano in Milan Verified
- — Moved to Rome Verified
- — Gained the patronage of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte Verified
- — Completed the Contarelli Chapel paintings including The Calling of Saint Matthew Verified
- — Killed Ranuccio Tomassoni in a brawl and fled Rome Verified
- — Worked in Naples under the protection of the Colonna family Verified
- — Knighted in the Order of Malta, then imprisoned and expelled Verified
- — Died at Porto Ercole while traveling to Rome for a pardon Verified
John Napier (1550–1617)
- — Born at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Matriculated at St Salvator's College, University of St Andrews Verified
- — Married Elizabeth Stirling Verified
- — Married Agnes Chisholm as his second wife Verified
- — Published A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John Verified
- — Succeeded as 8th Laird of Merchiston Verified
- — Published Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio, introducing logarithms Verified
- — Published Rabdologiae, describing the calculating rods known as Napier's bones Verified
- — Died at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh Verified