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Jan 1, 1300
The Bubonic plague
The bubonic plague struck these cities hard, killing up to sixty precent of the population. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Creativity Movement
The movement that started in Italy and caused an explosion of creativity in art , writing, and thought. -
Jun 6, 1400
Renaisssance ideas
Renaissance ideas began to spread north of Italy. -
Period: Jan 1, 1434 to Dec 31, 1464
Cosimo de Medici
Cosimo de Medici ruled the florence government during this time. -
Jan 1, 1440
Gutenberg
A craftman from Mainz, Germany, developed a painting press that incorperated a number of technologies in a new way. -
Period: Jan 1, 1452 to Dec 31, 1519
leonardo da Vinci
He was a Painter, sculpture, and inventor. -
Jan 1, 1453
End of the hundreds years' war
France and England ended fighting in 1453, many cities grew rapidly. -
Jan 1, 1460
Donatello's "David"
A statue of a boy who according to the bible became a great king. -
Period: Jan 1, 1475 to Dec 31, 1564
Michelangelo Buonarotti
He excelled in painting, sculpting, architect, andpoetry. -
Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Dec 31, 1547
Colonna
He was born of a noble family and as an author writes books. -
Jan 1, 1500
Elizabehtnean age
After Quen Elizabeth I the period on the mid 1500's is known as this. -
Jan 1, 1500
Shakespeare
A famous writer in the Elizabetnean period. -
Period: Jan 1, 1504 to Dec 31, 1506
Mona Lisa
A famous painting painted bu Da Vinci. -
Jan 1, 1506
Thomas More
he wrote the book Utopia. -
Jan 1, 1508
The School of Athens
Raphael painted the "school of athens". -
Jan 1, 1509
Praise of Folly
Eramus's famous book. -
Jan 1, 1512
Martin Luther
He taught scripture at the university of wittenberg. -
Jan 1, 1513
The Prince
A book by Niccolo Machiavelli, it examines the imperfect conduct oof human beings. -
Jan 1, 1516
Thomas More
He wrote the book Utopia. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther
He took a public stand against the action of a friar named Johann Tetzel. -
Jan 1, 1528
baldassare Castiglione
He wrote a book that taught how to become such a person. -
Jan 1, 1550
Bruegel
He ended his Flemish painting.