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Jun 24, 1400
Johan
Johannes Gutenburg was a German goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the introduction of the mechanical movable type printing press. He was a craftsman and inventor as well. He made it possible to copy large documents for more people to read and learn. -
1415
Perspective
Renaissance culture fostered a renewed interest in science, math, philosophy, and art. Interestingly, all of these subjects are combined in linear perspective, which uses geometric lines and a vanishing point to give the illusion of depth and space to painting. -
1440
Printing Revolution
Johann Gutenberg's invention of movable-type printing quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe. The printing revolution also contributed mightily to the Protestant Reformation that split apart the Catholic Church. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. The Mona Lisa is the most famous of his works and the most famous portrait ever made. Although, he also made the last supper and sculpted the Vitruvian man. -
Mar 6, 1472
Michelangelo
An Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. he is frankly known for his Sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry arts. He also sculpted the statue of David. -
Apr 6, 1483
Raphael
Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. He is known for his Painting and Architecture as well. His full name is Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. -
Jun 28, 1491
Henry VIII
Henry VIII was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry had 6 marriages throughout his life which is what he is most known for. Lastly, he killed his wives as well when he got sick of them... -
1500
Humanism
Humanism was the major intellectual movement of the Renaissance. In the opinion of the majority of scholars, it began in late-14th-century Italy, came to maturity in the 15th century, and spread to the rest of Europe after the middle of that century. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor. her siblings were Mary I of England, Edward VI of England, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset. She died on March 24, 1603 -
1542
Inquisition
The Inquisition was a powerful office set up within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americas. Beginning in the 12th century and continuing for hundreds of years, the Inquisition is infamous for the severity of its tortures and its persecution of Jews and Muslims. -
Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. His works are credited with developing the scientific method and remained influential through the scientific revolution. He was an English Renaissance statesman and philosopher, best known for his promotion of the scientific method. He was influenced by Aristotle, Plato, Niccolò Machiavelli, Roger Bacon and more. -
1564
William
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath, from Pisa. He died January 8, 1642. He is known for Analytical dynamics, Heliocentrism, Kinematics, Observational astronomy. He is most known for his telescope discoveries, mostly the discovery of the four most massive moons of Jupiter -
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author who is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution. He discovered Newton's laws of motion, Newton's law of universal gravitation. He died on March 31, 1727. -
Scientific Method
The Scientific Method was further developed during the Renaissance. Galileo used controlled experiments and analyzed data to prove, or disprove, his theories. The process was later refined by scientists such as Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton.
