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Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci was born
Leonardo da Vinci has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, his inventions played a major role in the Northern Renaissance and he is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time. -
Jan 1, 1455
First Gutenburg Bible was printed
The Gutenberg Bible was the first major book printed with a movable type printing press, and marked the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution" and the age of the printed book. -
May 21, 1471
Albrecht Dürer was born
German painter, printmaker, draughtsman and art theorist, generally regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist. His vast body of work includes altarpieces and religious works, numerous portraits and self-portraits, and copper engravings. His woodcuts, such as the Apocalypse series, retain a more Gothic flavour than the rest of his work. He greatly affected the Renaissance period in the North because of his fabulous creations and portraits that he made on his point of views. -
Mar 6, 1475
Micjelangelo Buonarroti
He is one of the greatest artists of all time, a man whose name has become synonymous with the word "masterpiece": Michelangelo Buonarroti. As an artist he was unmatched, the creator of works of sublime beauty that express the full breadth of the human condition. Was most known for his Marble of David, and painting of the Sistine Chapel. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther was born
Martin Luther was a German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation. Strongly disputing the claim that freedom from God's punishment of sin could be purchased with money, he confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his The Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation a -
Nov 17, 1500
The Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of several other Christian churches, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo begins on the Sistine Chapel ordered by the Pope
Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d'Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The work was completed between 1508 and 1512. He painted the Last Judgement over the altar, between 1535 and 1541, being commissioned by Pope Paul III Farnese. -
Nov 17, 1558
Bloody Mary
Queen Mary I is known as Bloody Mary for killing 287 Protestants and is responsible for the death of 57,000 people. She executed many people during her reign. The name Catholic Mary Tudor was totally blackened. And till this day she still known as "Bloody Mary" in England. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare was born
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, on April 23, 1564. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, Their first daughter, Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583. Later on they had twins: Hamnet and Judith, born February 2, 1585. Hamnet died at the age of 11, on August 11, 1596. He was most famous for his plays and poetry. His most famous plays include Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet -
Raphael Sanzio dies
According to Vasari, Raphael's premature death on Good Friday (April 6, 1520), which was possibly his 37th birthday, was caused by a night of excessive sex with Luti, after which he fell into a fever and, not telling his doctors that this was its cause, was given the wrong cure, which killed him.
