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Jan 1, 1287
scientific advancments - the eyeglasses or specticals
paintings first appeared with people wearing or holding spectacles. From these paintings we know that spectacles were invented in Italy. Around 1300 the Venetian Glassmaker's Guild made regulations on glasses. They made it illegal for glasses to be made with glass lenses in place of the more valuable rock crystal. In 1352 eyeglasses were only worn by the well educated, very rich noblemen or well read Italian clergy. At this time a monk named Tommaso da Modena documented the church had painted -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Rennaissance
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Jan 1, 1301
humanism
creating a new set of values for their world. New social ideals were created, further separating the men and women of the 14th and 15th centuries from their medieval roots.but by the 1300s ittalian thinkers and philosirhers paid attention to these anciant sources of nowloge and insight. One ofthe early Italian Humanists was a Writer and scholar named Francesco Petrarca, or Petrarch (1304-1374).Today Petrarch is considered the father of Humanism. He spent much of his life collecting Roman manusc -
Jan 1, 1304
Education 2
After Europe underwent a long interruption which lasted for 1000 years, there appeared to be a quantum leap in literature, art and science. -
Jan 1, 1304
Francesco Petrarca
"He was raised in Italy but traveled widely collecting ancient texts. One can see the urban emphasis in his teachings and his emphasis in the experiences of daily life like climbing mountains or traveling.Petrarch was pulled between two worlds, the ideal world of antiquity and his desire to improve the current world. He believed he could learn to make the world a better place by studying classical literature. He, along with other humanists, admired the formal beauty of classical writing." -
Jan 1, 1347
why middle ages ended
The Late Middle Ages were marked by difficulties and calamities, such as famine, plague, and war, which much diminished the population of western Europe; between 1347 and 1350, the Black Death Cultural and technological developments transformed European society, concluding the Late Middle Ages and beginning the Early Modern period. -
Jan 1, 1386
Donatello
He was born in 1386. He was very famous sculpter during the Renaissance. One of his most famous sculpters is David in Florence.Donatello was one of the earliest artists working with the idea of perspective. He died in 1486. -
Jan 1, 1400
Printing Press
Early European printing carne into being during the mid-1400s. In the German city of Mainz, a printer name Johanna Gutenberg.By the end of the century, the
printing presses of Europe had produced roughly
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Jan 1, 1445
Bottichelli
Bottichelli was an important painter during the Renaissance. Most of his paintings were religious in nature.Botticelli was born in 1445 and lived a very artistic life until he died in 1510. He painted wall frescoes in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. -
Jan 1, 1450
Education
Educational systems existed in the
medieval World. But the Humanists of Renaissance
Italy created a new educational model. In their
schools, they taught students to be complete human
beings: to be able to read and Write Latin and Greek,
to develop good manners and codes of politeness, to
be skilled fighters, to build up their bodies, and to be
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Jan 1, 1475
leonardo da vinci
man of many accomplishments. Painter of mona lisa', and of the 'Last Supper'. man of science who did serious investigations into the natural and physical sciences, mathematics, mechanics, and engineering.he was also an architect and an engineer. -
Jan 1, 1475
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was a famous artist who lived from 1475 to 1564 in a city in Italy called Arezzo.. Michelangelo was famous for sculptures, paintings, and architects. most known for was that he painted the vaulted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.Michelangelo’s work demonstrated a blend of psychological insight, physical realism and intensity never before seen. -
Jan 1, 1483
Raphael's Lifespan
"Raphael was a master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance. He is most famous for painting angels and Madonnas, in which he painted over 300 in his lifetime. Raphael also painted portraits including one of Pope Julius II." -
Period: Jan 1, 1483 to Jan 1, 1520
Raphael's Lifespan
"Raphael was a master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance. He is most famous for painting angels and Madonnas, in which he painted over 300 in his lifetime. Raphael also painted portraits including one of Pope Julius II."
