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After inheriting most of his wealth and "expertise in buisness' from his father, Cosimo continued to gain political power throughout Florence acting as ambassador. All political questions were discussed in his house.
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Also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, he contributed largely to the French art world by paying artists to create master works of it, thus encouraging them. His death marked the Golden Age of Florence.
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The Gutenburg Bible was printed by Johannes Gutenburg in Germany. It is unknown exactly how long it took to publish, but it was completed around 1450-1451.
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Born in Anchiano, near the Tusacan town of Vinci, the illegitimate son of a local lawyer.
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"The Last Supper" is a mural painting that was painted at the Conventof Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan. It depicts the scene of Jesus and his Twelve Deciples at the moment that he tells them that one will betray him.
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Girolamo Savanrola was a priest from Ferrara who came into power through preaching and predictions. Savanrola schemed to turn Florence into the "city of god" discouraging the wearing of festive clothes and vanities, holding bon fires burning them. He also encourage the female citizens of Florence to take oaths to become nuns. However he was tortured and killed around a year later as his empire fell apart as he was "excommunicated by Pope Alexander VI in late 1947."
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The Protestant Reformation was when followers broke away from the Catholic Christian Church and began a new branch of Christianity, encourage by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other influential men, also Protestants.
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"David" by Michelangelo is a 17 foot tal marble statues that depicts the biblical hero, David.
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The Protestant Reformation started around 1517 when Martin Luther published the "Ninety Five Theses". The self-labelled "reformers" objected to "doctrines, rituals, and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church'.
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Da Vinci died of "unknown" circumstances, although it was most definitely due to natural causes.
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The Sack of Rome lasted a little over nine months and began when Spanish Catholics and Lutherans under the command of Charles V stormed into Rome and wreaked havoc among citizens, especially people belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, such as priests, nuns and monks.
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Michelangelo was known as the master of all arts. He was a sculptor, painter, architect, poet and engineer. He was also gay. Michelangelo died of natural causes due to a slow fever.
