Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina vs Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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Compare the life timelines of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) and Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1527–1569) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 42 years, from 1527 to 1569.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)
- — Born in Palestrina, near Rome Verified
- — Choirboy at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome Verified
- — Appointed organist of the cathedral of Palestrina Verified
- — Married Lucrezia Gori Verified
- — Appointed maestro of the Cappella Giulia at Saint Peter's Verified
- — Directed music at St John Lateran and Santa Maria Maggiore Verified
- — Composed the Pope Marcellus Mass Verified
- — Returned to the Cappella Giulia as maestro Verified
- — Widowed by plague and remarried Virginia Dormoli Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1527–1569)
- — Born in the Duchy of Brabant Verified
- — Trained under Pieter Coecke van Aelst
- — Became a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke Verified
- — Traveled to Italy Verified
- — Designed prints for publisher Hieronymus Cock Verified
- — Married Mayken Coecke and moved to Brussels Verified
- — Painted the Months series, including Hunters in the Snow Verified
- — Painted late peasant masterpieces Verified
- — Died in Brussels Verified