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Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance began
The renaissance began somewhere around 1300. (citation: Italian renaissance notes) -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1500
Fashion
During the Renaissance, the more clothing you had the wealthier you looked. Men would wear bright colorful tights or stockings and women would wear expensive jewelry, long high waist dresses, and things that go around your neck. Clothing also depended on social status though, so did hairstyles and more. (citations: life during the renaissance notes) -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1500
Music
During the renaissance, choirs that used polyphony became very popular. Groups like madrigals that sung poetry or romantic songs have about 3-6 people became popular as well with polyphony. New instruments were also invented during the renaissance, such as the harpsichord, hurdy gurdy, and the lute. (citations: life during the renaissance notes) -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1500
Dancing
Dancing became a popular way to entertain people during the renaissance. Parties and festivals became more popular with dancing with a partner. A few new dance moves during the renaissance are reverse, saltarello, pavane, italian double or doppio. (citations: life during the renaissance notes) -
Jan 2, 1300
Selling Indulgences
Indulgences were pieces of paper that made you either skip purgatory of spend less time in purgatory and you go to heaven, not hell. They sold these throughout the renaissance but eventually had a decline in sales after martain luther made an uprising. He told everyone that indulgences were lies and worth nothing and they eventually were not sold anymore. They were sold from early renaissance to the reformation. (citations: prereformation notes) -
Jun 5, 1305
Pope Clement V
Pope Clement became pope june 5th of 1305 and was pope until he died in 1314. He was the first of the Avignonese popes. Clement was one of the reasons why the city flourished. (citations: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clement-V) -
Jan 1, 1308
The Divine comedy
The book "The Divine Comedy" was written by Dante. This book is divided into 3 major sections, inferno, purgatorio, and paradiso. The Divine Comedy is about souls getting to salvation and he takes an imaginary trip to hell, purgatory, and heaven. (citations: the artistic movements of the renaissance notes and https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Divine-Comedy) -
Jan 1, 1387
The Canterbury Tales
This book is many stories and they were told by 29 pilgrims going to st. Thomas Beckett tomb in Canterbury England.All the pilgrims come from different societies and they would tell stories to pass time on the journey. Beckett was an archbishop murdered by king Henry the seconds followers because of an argument over the power within the church. (citations: the artistic movements notes and http://www.librarius.com/) -
Sep 27, 1389
Cosimo de' Medici
Cosimo was a ruler in Florence Italy and he was also apart of a very successful banking family. He was born September 27, 1389 and he died August 1, 1464. He was a ruler in Florence and he also was an art supporter. Because he supported art, Florence was a good place to go during the renaissance. (citations: notes and http://www.history.com/topics/medici-family) -
Mar 29, 1405
The City of Ladies
This book was written by Christine De Pizan in 1405. This book is about how women should have the same rights and education as men and it recognized women achievements. Many people believe that Christine was a very early feminist speaking out women rights. (citations: artistic movements notes and https://www.wdl.org/en/item/4391/) -
Mar 29, 1410
Oil Paints were invented
In 1410 the Eyck brothers invented oil paints. Jan Van Eyck invented them and he would paint a thin undercoat and paint over it. He painted over things over and over again to create light and dark effects, colors were limited and they would use a pigment and eggs to make the paint. When he invented oil paints there were more color options, mistakes were easily fixed, and they could make translucent effects but the oil took longer to dry. (citations: my smore on new inventions and ideas doc) -
Jan 1, 1432
Just the Judges was painted
In 1432, Jan Van Eyck painted Just the Judges. Jan Van Eyck was an amazing painter, so was his brothers, but he created many masterpieces. Jan Van Eyck was born in 1390 and died in 1441 and he and his brothers were so famous because they invented a new way to paint, Oil paints. They invented oil paints and also had amazing techniques with them. (citations: http://www.jan-van-eyck.org/) -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo Medici
Lorenzo Medici was also born to a successful banking family. He was born January 1st, 1449 and he died on April 8th, 1492. Lorenzo lived in Florence Italy and was apart of the ruling family. He supported the arts as well as his relatives. (citations: notes and https://www.florenceinferno.com/lorenzo-the-magnificent/) -
Jan 1, 1503
The Mona Lisa was painted
One of the worlds most famous paintings ever was painted during the renaissance sometime during 1503. It was painted with a new invention, oil paints, on a poplar wood panel. The artist that painted this painting, Leonardo Da Vinci, was an amazing artist, draftsman, architect, engineer, and sculptor, he was born April 15 of 1452 and died May 2nd of 1519. Today, the Mona Lisa hangs in Louvre Paris. (citations: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mona-Lisa-painting) -
Jan 1, 1504
The Marriage of the Virgin was painted.
In 1504, Raphael painted The Marriage of the Virgin. This painting was created with oil paints during the high renaissance. The artist himself was born in 1483 in Urbino Italy and died April 6 1520 in Rome Italy. (citations: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Raphael-Italian-painter-and-architect) -
Jan 1, 1511
Luther made the new testimate in german
After luther was excommunicated from the church and his work was burned, he hid away for the next year or so. The new testimate was one of his major life projects and took him about 10 years to complete. He wrote it in German so that other people, such as ones that can only speak and read German, were able to read it and understand it in there own language. (citations: http://www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses) -
Oct 31, 1512
The Sistine Chapel ceiling was panted
October 31st 1512, Michelangelo painted the Sistine chapel ceiling. The painting was originally supposed to be 12 apostles but it turned into 300 figures instead. The masterpiece had to be taken down and redone due to fungus in the plaster, so it was created twice. The painter Michelangelo was born March 6th 1475 and died February 18th 1564. He also was a poet, architect, and sculptor born to a family in the banking business. (cications: https://www.biography.com/people/michelangelo-9407628) -
Jan 1, 1516
Titian painted The Assumption of the Virgin
In 1516, Titian painted The Assumption of the Virgin and in this painting the virgin Mary is being taken up to heaven after her death. The artist of the painting was born in 1488 and died in 1576 and he started painting as a teen, making his way up to one of the best painters in the Italian renaissance. He even painted for higher up rulers such as pope Paul III, king Philip II, and the holy Roman emperor Charles V. (citations: https://www.biography.com/people/titian-21322389) -
Oct 30, 1517
Martain luther wrote the 95 theses
Martain was a monk that had different beliefs from the church. He caused an uprising because of his teachings and he split the churches apart. He wrote the 95 theses because he wanted to express his beliefs and address what was wrong in the catholic church and how it should be taught. (citations http://www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses) -
Jan 3, 1521
Luther was excommunicated from the church
In 1521, january 3rd, Martain Luther was excommunicated from the church. The popes said that his writings were conflicting with the catholic church and they made a papal bull that meant luther had to recant. When luther refused to recant, he was excommunicated from the church. He refused to recant a second time and eventually his writing were ordered to be burned. (citations: http://www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses) -
Mar 29, 1543
The heliocentric solar system
The heliocentric solar system was a new discovery during the renaissance. Before, the people believed that the earth was the center of the universe and that everything revolves around us. Nicolaus Copernicus discovered that the sun is actually the center of the universe, not earth. He drew a model to support his statement (citations: Sean Odeguards smore) -
The scientific method
The scientific method was basically a new way to go about science. You identify a problem, you get data, make hypothesis, and then you would test it out to see if you were correct or not. Galileo was the creator of this method but it was more popular with scientists like Francis Bacon and Issac Newton. It helped the scientists prove if they were right or wrong. (citations: Korrine Nesbits smore) -
Galileo's acceleration experiments
Galileo discovered that gravity pulls things down and that speed will accelerate. All he did for this experiment was set up a wooden ramp, and let multiple different size balls run down it and record each of their speeds. If he did not discover this, we may not have the understanding of Physics we do today. (citations: http://education.seattlepi.com/galileos-experiments-theory-rolling-balls-down-inclined-planes-4831.html) -
The Barometer was invented
in 1608 the barometer was invented by Evangelista Torricelli. The barometer measures the pressure in the atmosphere and it was also called "torricellis tube"because of its shape. Modern barometers are very similar but are a little different, they do not need fluid. (citations: Lilly Wyatts smore on New inventions and ideas renaissance doc) -
st. peters basilica church
The st. peters basilica church is a very large church, second largest in the world, that took a century to build. The church sold people indulgences in order to pay for the construction of the church. Later on the church had to find a different way to make money because of Martian Luther's uprising about indulgences. However, the construction was started pre-Reformation. (citations: https://scholarship.rollins.edu/mls/7/) -
The parachute was invented
There were other people with the idea of a parachute but it was officially tried and invented by Lenormand in 1783. It was a wooden frame with linen around it and it was shaped like a triangle instead of being round like they are now. A man named Adrian Nichols tested Lenormands design and he came to the conclusion that it in fact did work and was maybe even better than modern parachutes. (citations: Emmy Drakes smore on new inventions and ideas renaissance doc) -
renaissance/ reformation ends
the renaissance ends around this time
