Renaissance timeline

By Ivannagt95
  • Jan 1, 1347

    Black Death

    Black Death
    Europe is ravaged for the first time by Black Death.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1389 to Jan 1, 1464

    Cosimo de Elder

    Son of Giovanni. Drove the Medici bank to its peak as the greatest bank in Europe, in significant part by engineering the position of the first ever monopoly banker to the church. Built the Palazzo Medici and San Marco monastery and church. Note that when there is a reference below to the later Cosimo I (1519 - 1574) coming from the "cadet branch" of the family, this means that he was a descendant of Cosimo the Elder's brother Lorenzo the Elder.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1500

    Quattrocento

    The cultural and artistic events of 15th century Italy are collectively referred to as the Quattrocento (from the Italian for the number 400, or from "millequattrocento," 1400). Quattrocento encompasses the artistic styles of the late Middle Ages (most notably International Gothic) and the early Renaissance.
  • Nov 25, 1409

    Giovanni Santi

    Giovanni Santi
    Giovanni Santi, Raphael's father; Christ supported by two angels, c.1490
  • Mar 5, 1415

    Battle of Agincourt

    Battle of Agincourt
    Henry V and the deadly English longbow men beat the French in what turned out to be a "dead cat bounce" towards the end of the Hundred Years' War.
  • Aug 12, 1419

    The Ospedale degli Innocenti

    The Ospedale degli Innocenti
    The Ospedale degli Innocenti ('Hospital of the Innocents') is a historical building in Florence, central Italy. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi,[1][2] who received the commission in 1419, it was originally a children's orphanage. It is regarded as a notable example of early Italian Renaissance architecture. The hospital, which features a nine bay loggia facing the Piazza SS. Annunziata, was built and managed by the "Arte della Seta" or Silk
  • Period: Sep 1, 1435 to Sep 1, 1485

    Andrea del Verrocchio

    Originally trained as a goldsmith, Verrocchio expanded into sculpture and painting and must have been a most effective workshop entrepeneur and teacher - his students included Leonardo, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and Perugino. Apart from teaching, he spent most of his life working on commissions for the Medicis.
  • Sep 25, 1440

    Donatello's David

    Donatello's David
    This shows David standing on the top of the head of Goliath, and was made by Donatello, was the first free-standing nude sculpture since Classical Antiquity.
  • Feb 1, 1483

    Sant'Agostino

    Sant'Agostino
    Sant'Agostino, Rome, Giacomo di Pietrasanta.
  • Jun 25, 1499

    Michelangelo's Pietà

    Michelangelo's Pietà
    Michelangelo's Pietà, a depiction of the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion, was carved in 1499, when the sculptor was 24 years old.
  • Dec 3, 1502

    Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio

    Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio
    Is in Rome, by Bramante. This small temple marks the place where St Peter was put to death.
  • Aug 25, 1503

    Monalisa

    Monalisa
    Is a portrait by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is a painting in oil on a poplar panel, completed circa 1503–1519.
  • Nov 15, 1504

    David

    David
    The Statue of David, completed by Michelangelo in 1504, is one of the most renowned works of the Renaissance.
  • Nov 29, 1506

    The Dome of St Peter's Basilica

    The Dome of St Peter's Basilica
    The Dome of St Peter's Basilica, Rome.
  • Sep 26, 1513

    Sacred and Profane Love

    Sacred and Profane Love
    Sacred and Profane Love (also called Venus and the Bride) is an oil painting by Titian, painted around 1513–1514. The painting was commissioned by Niccolò Aurelio. It supposedly depicts the bride dressed in white, sitting beside Cupid and being assisted by Venus in person.