by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 400 - 500 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Petrarca, Timeline
PETRARCH (Altichiero da Zevio (attributed). Portrait of Francesco Petrarca. Tempera on panel. ca. 1370. Private collection. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco-Petrarca.jpg.) Born: July 20, 1304, in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy Died: July...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 100 - 200 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Paul, Timeline
PAUL (Van Dyck, Anthony. The Apostle Saint Paul. Oil on panel; 63 × 46.5 cm. ca. 1618–1620. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthony_van_Dyck_-_The_Apostle_Saint_Paul.jpg.) Born: c. 5–10 CE (estimated),...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 100 - 200 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Origen, Timeline
ORIGEN (Unknown engraver. “Churchmen; Twenty Portraits of Religious Thinkers (including Origen).” Engraving. 19th century. Wellcome Collection, London. Wikimedia Commons....
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 1600 - 1700 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Isaac Newton, Timeline
NEWTON (Kneller, Godfrey. Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton. Oil on canvas. 1689. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Sir_Isaac_Newton,_1689_(brightened).jpg.) Born: January 4, 1643 (December 25, 1642, Old Style), Woolsthorpe,...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 500 - 600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Mohammed, Timeline
MOHAMMED (Unknown. Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad Riding the Buraq Steed. Gouache and gold on paper. ca. 1540. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Wikimedia Commons....
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 1600 - 1700 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, John Milton, Timeline
MILTON (Unknown. Portrait of John Milton. Oil on canvas. ca. 1650. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John-milton.jpg. Born: December 9, 1608, London, England Died: November 8, 1674, London, England Notable Epic Poet: Author of Paradise Lost, a...
