While Van Gogh and Bach certainly lived fairly modest if not, in the former's case, threadbare lives, the others, who unlike Bach and Van Gogh were also quite h

While Van Gogh and Bach certainly lived fairly modest if not, in the former's case, threadbare lives, the others, who unlike Bach and Van Gogh were also quite highly regarded in their lives, were pretty well off (though Mozart squandered much of it). Picasso, for instance, was estimated at a 50 million net worth when he died (http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/8/newsid_2523000/2523469.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/8/new...) The others, being at least a couple hundred years older, make it a lot trickier to figure out conversions, though they all seemed to have, for most of their career, lived fairly successful and comfortable, though certainly hard working, lives. Michaelangelo, for instance, was well known for getting wealthy contracts from popes, merchants, and the like.