Giambattista Vico vs Jean-Antoine Watteau
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Compare the life timelines of Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) and Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 37 years, from 1684 to 1721.
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Giambattista Vico (1668–1744)
- — Born in Naples, Italy Verified
- — Largely self-educated after irregular Jesuit schooling Verified
- — Worked as tutor to the Rocca family at Vatolla Verified
- — Appointed professor of rhetoric at the University of Naples Verified
- — Married Teresa Caterina Destito Verified
- — Published On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians, his critique of Descartes Verified
- — Published the first edition of the New Science (Scienza Nuova) Verified
- — Published his Autobiography Verified
- — Appointed royal historiographer to Charles of Bourbon, King of Naples Verified
- — Died in Naples Verified
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721)
- — Born in Valenciennes Verified
- — Moved to Paris Verified
- — Worked in the studio of Claude Gillot Verified
- — Worked with the decorative painter Claude Audran III at the Luxembourg Palace Verified
- — Won second place in the Prix de Rome competition Verified
- — Received into the Royal Academy with the Pilgrimage to Cythera Verified
- — Traveled to London, possibly to consult the physician Richard Mead Verified
- — Painted the shop sign of the art dealer Gersaint (L'Enseigne de Gersaint) Verified
- — Died of tuberculosis at Nogent-sur-Marne Verified