-
The Renaissance emerged in Italy in the 15th century while the rest of Europe continued Gothic. It began with the persistence of the classical tradition, the patronage of its multiple princely courts, and a rich bourgeoisie eager for culture.
-
Brunelleschi invented a new machine for building the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
-
The Siege of Orleans was a turning point in the Hundred Years' War between France and England. It was the greatest victory for France in the war.
-
The painting was created by Botticelli in Florence. The goddess Venus is arriving out of the ocean after the birth of her as an adult woman.
-
In this way, on October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in what we know today as America when he encountered the Antilles and landed on the island of Guanahaní, which he named San Salvador (later he arrived in the current territories of Santo Domingo and Cuba).
-
Martin Luther was a German theology professor, monk, composer, priest, and was a very important role in the Protestant Reformation.
-
He was the author of numerous works, of which today between 40 and 50 sculptures, 4 paintings, several dozen drawings and the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel and the Pauline Chapel are preserved.
-
In 1543, thanks to the personal efforts of Rheticus, the complete version of On the Revolutions of the Celestial Orbs appeared in Nuremberg, the great work in which Nicholas Copernicus presented his model of the cosmos: a closed universe with the sun in the center and the other stars revolving around him.
-
The first known telescopes appeared in 1608 in the Netherlands and are attributed to Hans Lippershey (in whose name is the oldest known patent on the instrument).
-
The Renaissance ends due to the natural evolution of its customs, tendencies, concerns or tastes of each era, in each society.