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The Renaissance

By arommen.luther
  • Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

    Patron of the arts
  • Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    First Book Printed
  • Michelangelo sculpts the David
    1501

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    It represents the Biblical hero David
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa wife of Francesco del Giocondo
  • Thomas More writes Utopia
    1516

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    Reminiscent of life in monasteries
  • Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    Started the Protestant Reformation
  • King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    Supreme Head of Church
  • Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    1543

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    Placed the sun in the Center
  • William Shakespeare is born
    1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    Greatest Writer in the English language
  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer

    Air thermometer