The Renaissance

By aliarojas24
  • Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

    Patron of Arts.
  • Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    Produced what is considered to be the first book ever printed.
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Been at the Louvre ( since 1797).
  • Michelangelo sculpts the David
    1504

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    Worked constantly for over two years to create one of his most breathtaking masterpieces of gleaming white marble.
  • Thomas More writes Utopia
    1516

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    He wrote Utopia about the political system of an imaginary, ideal island nation.
  • Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    95 Theses was a list of questions and propositions for debate.
  • King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England.
  • Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    1542

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    Argued that the Earth moved across the heavens as one of the planets.
  • William Shakespeare is born
    1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo did invent a thermometer, called Galileo's air thermometer