RENAISSANCE

By QUARANTINE
  • 1202

    Transmission of Greek text during 4th crusade

    Transmission of Greek text during 4th crusade
    Opens door to learning
  • Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    born in Italy Florence
  • 1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    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.
  • 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    Leonardo paints Mona Lisa
  • 1504

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

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

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    Thomas More writes Utopia
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    Places bible prints on door
  • 1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
  • 1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    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.
  • 1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    William Shakespeare is born

  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer