Leo Africanus vs Titian
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Compare the life timelines of Leo Africanus (1494–1554) and Titian (1488–1576) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1494 to 1554.
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Leo Africanus (1494–1554)
- — Born al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan in Granada Verified
- — Family emigrated from Granada to Fez, Morocco Verified
- — Studied at the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez Verified
- — Traveled on diplomatic and commercial missions to Timbuktu and across the Sudan Verified
- — Captured by Christian corsairs in the Mediterranean Verified
- — Baptized in Rome by Pope Leo X as Johannes Leo de Medicis Verified
- — Completed the 'Description of Africa' in Rome Verified
- — 'Description of Africa' published by Ramusio in Venice Verified
- — Died, probably in Tunis, after leaving Rome
Titian (1488–1576)
- — Born in Pieve di Cadore, Republic of Venice Verified
- — Sent to Venice to train as a painter Verified
- — Painted frescoes with Giorgione on the Fondaco dei Tedeschi Verified
- — Became official painter to the Republic of Venice Verified
- — Completed the Assumption of the Virgin for the Frari Verified
- — Married Cecilia Soldano Verified
- — Ennobled by Emperor Charles V Verified
- — Painted the Venus of Urbino Verified
- — Traveled to Augsburg to serve the imperial court Verified
- — Died in Venice during a plague epidemic Verified