High Renaissance

Primavera was painted

Aug 13, 1482

Primavera, or Allegory of Spring, was painted by Botecelli in the High Renaissance and is one of the most popular paintings of western art.

The Last Supper was painted

Mar 9, 1495

The Last Supper, the famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, was painted from 1495-1497 and was a picture of Jesus and his deciples' last meal befor Jesus's crucifixion

Mona Lisa painted

Mar 9, 1503

One of Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous works, was the Mona Lisa which was painted from 1503-1507.

David was sculpted

Oct 12, 1504

Another great work of the Renaissance by Michaelangelo was the statue of David. It is probably te most well-known sculpture of this time.

Ceiling of Sistine Chapel painted

Jun 10, 1508

Michaelangelo, as asked by Julius II, painted the entire ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in 4 years.

On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, printed

Apr 9, 1543

Rheticus got permission to publish Copernicus's book. This book explained that the Sun is the center of the Universe, not the earth and all of the planets, including Earth revolve around it.

Pendulum invented

Nov 25, 1581

Italian scientist Galileo, discovered the pendulum. The pendulum greatly improved the constant movement of the hands of a clock

Telescope Invented

Jan 9, 1609

Galileo heard about an invention created by a dutch inventor which made objects distant appear near

Microscope invented

Jun 9, 1674

Anton van Leeuwenhoek invented a microscope so powerful that he could see microorganisms in rainwater.

Thermometer invented

Jun 9, 1709

Gabriel Fahrenheit was the inventor of the first mercury thermometer