Brittany and Megans Renaissance Timeline

Dante write the "Devine Commedy "

Period: Jan 1, 1308 to Jan 1, 1321

The story of the souls journey to salvation the legnthy poem is divided in two three major sections: Hell, Pugatory, and Heaven. Dante is lead on an imaginary journey through these three relms until he reaches heaven where, he beholds God, or "the love that moves the Sun and the other stars."

Chauncer writes "The Canterbury Tails"

Period: Jan 1, 1390 to Jan 1, 1400

The Canterbury consists of a collection of stories told by a group of 29 piligrims journeying to the tomb of Saint Thomas a' Becket at Canterbury, England. This format gave Chaucer the chance to portray an entire range of England soceity from the high to the low born.

Donatello creates his staue of Saint George

Oct 2, 1415

[' >wikipedia](<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatello)The sculptor Donatella spent time in Rome studying and copyingd the statues of the Greeks and Romans. Among his numerous works was a staute of Saint Gerorge, a realistic, freestanding figure.

Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

Jul 23, 1434

wedding paintingThe Flemish painter Jan van Eyck was among the first to use oil paint, which enabled the artist to use a wide variety of colors and create fine details. Like other Nother Renaissance artist, however van Eyck imitated nature by not using perspective, as the Italins did, but by simply observing reality and portraying details as best as he could.

Visconti ruler of Milan dies

Aug 13, 1447

Filippo Maria Visconti was born on September 23,1392 and died august 13, 1447. He ruled Milan from 1412 to 1447. Ruler of Pavia from 1315, five years later he was podestà of Vigevano, where he erected the castle that is still visible. In 1323, along with all his family, he was excommunicated with the charge of heresy. The charges of heresy and excommunication were later withdrawn[5] and he became a Papal Vicar in 1341.
He co-ruled in Milan with his nephew Azzone Visconti and his brothe

Charles Vill of France invades Naples

Feb 22, 1449

Charles entered Italy with 25,000 men (including 8,000 Swiss mercenaries) in 1494 and marched across the peninsula, reaching Naples on 22 February 1495.[1] The French army subdued Florence in passing and took Naples without a pitched battle or siege. Alfonso was expelled and Charles was crowned King of Naples.

Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

Feb 25, 1505

Leonardo mastered the art of the realistic painting and even dissected human bodies to get a better look at how nature worked. However, he also stresed the need to advance beyond such realiam. It was Leonardo's goal to create idealized forms that would capture the perfection of nature and the indivual--perfection that could not be expressed fully by realistic style,

Erasmus write his satire the The Praise of Folly

May 23, 1509

Erasmus wanted to spread the philosoly of christ, provide education in the works of Christianity, and critize the abuses in the church. In his work the Praise of Folly, written in 1509, Erasmus humerously critize aspects of his soceity that believed were most in need to reform. He singled out the monks for special treatment.

Machiavelli writes The Prince

Dec 13, 1513

This book is one of the most influential works of political power in the Western World. The Prince concerns how in acquire and keep political power

Martin Luther presents the ninety-five Theses

Oct 31, 1517

animated video! (:Luther who was greatly angered by the churches practices, sent a list of ninety-five theses to his church superiors, especially the local bishop. The Theses were a stunning attack of abusees in the sale of indulgences.

The church excommicates Luther

Jan 7, 1521

Unable to except Luther's ideas, the church excommuictaed him in January 1521. He was also summoned to appear before the imperial diet- or legislative assembly- of the holy Roman empie.

Invading armies sack Rome

May 6, 1527

In an effort to bring the Vandals into the fold of the Empire, Valentinian III offered his daughter's hand in marriage to Genseric's son. Before this treaty could be carried out, however, politics again played a crucial part in the blunders of Rome. Petronius Maximus, the usurper, killed Valentinian III in an effort to control the Empire. Diplomacy between the two factions broke down, and in 455 with a letter from the Empress Licinia Eudoxia, begging Genseric's son to rescue her, the Vandals too

Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

Jan 1, 1528

This book discribes the chacteristics of a perfect Renaissance Noble. A Noble was born, not made. The perfect noble had developed two basic skills he was to be a worrior and had to perform millitary and physical exercises, The noble needed to follow a certian standard of conduct

A war between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland

Oct 10, 1531

War broke out betwwen Protant and Catholic states in Switzerland. Zurich's army was routed, and Zwingli was found wounded on the battlefield. His enemies killed him, cut up his body, and burned the pieces, scattering the ashes. the leadership of Protestantism in Switerland now passed to John Clavin.

The act of Supremacy is passed in England

Jan 29, 1534

At Henry's request Parliment moved to finalize the break of the Catholic church in jEngland with the pope of Rome. The act of Supermacy of 1534 declarded that the king was "taken, excepted, and reputed the only supreme head on Earth of the [new] church of England."

The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order

Dec 2, 1540

To Anabaptist, the true christian church was a voluntary community of adult believers who have undergone spiritual rebirth and had then been baptised. This beilef in adult baptism seperated Anabaptist from Catholic and Protants who baptised infants.l Anabaptist also believed in the following practices and the spriit of early Christanity. they considered all believers to be equal, a belief they based on the accounts of early christian communities in the New Testament.

the Council of Trent is formed

Mar 26, 1545

A group of Cardinals, archbishops, bishops, abbots, and theologians met in the city of Trent, on the border between Germany and Italy. There they began the Council of Trent which met off and on for 18 years. The final decrees of the Council of Trent affirmed traditionsl Catholic teachings in oppistion to Protant beliefs.

Mary Tudor, "Bloody Mary" becomes Queen of England

Jan 31, 1553

There was no doubt that Mary was a Catholic that wanted to restore England to Rome Catolicism. However, the way she went about it had the oppisite effect. Among other actions, she had more than 300 Protants burned as hertics, earning her nickname, Bloody Mary. As a result of her policies, England was even mor Protants by the end of Marys's reign then it had been at the beginning.

The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany

Feb 2, 1555

An end to religious warfare in Germany came in 1555 with the Peace of Augsburg. This agreement formally excepted the division of Christanity in Germany. The German states were now free to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism.