Northern Renaissance

  • Invention of the printing press
    Jan 1, 1440

    Invention of the printing press

    Invented by Johannes Gutenburg
  • Period: Jan 1, 1440 to

    Northern Renaissance

    Invented by Johannes Gutenburg
  • Leonardo da Vinci was born
    Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci was born

    Leonardo da Vinci was one the most reknown artists, philosophers, and thinker of the renaissance.
  • Constantipole falls
    Jan 1, 1453

    Constantipole falls

    Center of Byzantine empire falls to Ottoman Turks
  • Colombus discovers America
    May 1, 1492

    Colombus discovers America

    Columbus sails from Spain in hopes to go to India, but ends up discovering the americas
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
    Jan 1, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa

    Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa, which was one of his most famous works and one of the most famous paintings of the Northern Renaissance.
  • Pope Julius ll takes throne
    Jan 1, 1503

    Pope Julius ll takes throne

    Pope Julius ll takes over Catholic church at the beginning of Roman Golden Age.
  • Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
    Jan 1, 1508

    Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel

    Pope Julius ll summons Michelangelo to paint a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
  • Reformation movement begins
    Jan 1, 1517

    Reformation movement begins

    Martin Luther posts his Ninety Five Theses on door of a church in Germany, starting a movement that caused a split in Roman Catholic Church.
  • The Sack of Rome
    May 6, 1527

    The Sack of Rome

    Imperial army attacks Rome. Symbolizes downfall of Italian Renaissance.
  • Death of Elizabeth l

    Death of Elizabeth l