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Jan 1, 1347
Black Death
Black Death ravages Europe for the first time. -
Sep 25, 1401
Birth of painter Masaccio
birth of painter Masaccio. -
Dec 31, 1401
Doors for the baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence
Ghiberti awarded commission to create doors for the baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence -
Sep 25, 1417
Brunelleschi works on dome of Florence Cathedral.
Brunelleschi works on dome of Florence Cathedral. -
Sep 25, 1446
Death of Brunelleschi.
Death of Brunelleschi. -
Sep 25, 1452
Birth of Leonardo da Vinci
Birth of Leonardo da Vinci -
Sep 25, 1453
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople: many Greek thinkers and works travel westward; end of Hundred Years War: stability returns to north-west Europe. -
Sep 25, 1469
Lorenzo de Medici takes power in Florence
Lorenzo de Medici, “The Magnificent”, takes power in Florence; his rule is considered the high point of the Florentine Renaissance. -
Sep 25, 1485
Alberti: On Building. Kremlin.
Alberti: On Building. Italian architects travel to Russia to aid in rebuilding of Kremlin. -
Sep 25, 1492
Rodrigo Borgia appointed Pope
Rodrigo Borgia appointed Pope, his rule is considered a reign of corruption -
Dec 30, 1492
Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs
Buonarroti: Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs -
Sep 25, 1498
Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci: Last Supper -
Sep 25, 1504
Davis
Michelangelo: David -
Sep 25, 1505
Mona Lisa
Leonardo: Mona Lisa -
Don Quixote
Cervantes: Don Quixote
