The Renaissance

By MARCUS GREEN
  • Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici1
    Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici1

    Patron of the Arts
  • Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    Jun 2, 1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    The first Bible
  • Michelangelo sculpts the David
    Mar 4, 1501

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    It was a one of the first masterpieces
  • Mar 4, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    The most famous painting of all time
  • Thomas More writes Utopia
    Mar 4, 1516

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    He was a big humanism
  • Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    Mar 4, 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    This began the protestant reformation
  • King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    Mar 4, 1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    Helped contribute to the protestant reformation
  • Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    Mar 4, 1540

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    This changed the way people thought about the sun
  • William Shakespeare is born
    Mar 4, 1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    Greatest play writer ever
  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer

    Now humans can tell you how the weather feels