RENAISSANCE

By QUARANTINE
  • Transmission of Greek text during 4th crusade
    1202

    Transmission of Greek text during 4th crusade

    Opens door to learning
  • Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

    born in Italy Florence
  • Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    Johann Gutenberg holds the distinction of being the inventor of the movable-type printing press. In 1455, Gutenberg produced what is considered to be the first book ever printed: a Latin language Bible, printed in Mainz, Germany.
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo paints Mona Lisa
  • Michelangelo sculpts the David
    1504

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David
  • Thomas More writes Utopia
    1516

    Thomas More writes Utopia

  • Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    Places bible prints on door
  • King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

  • Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    written by Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) and published just before his death, placed the sun at the center of the universe and argued that the Earth moved across the heavens as one of the planets.
  • William Shakespeare is born
    1564

    William Shakespeare is born

  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer