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1300
Humanism
an intellectual movement that advocated the study of history and literature as a chief means of identifying with the glories of the ancient world. -
Jul 20, 1304
petrarch
he helped to spark the Renaissance -
1305
Johan Gutenberg
His maijor achievement was the Psalter -
1400
Perspective
Renaissance artists were concerned with making their art look realistic, and one of the ways they achieved this realism was through the use of linear perspective. -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de'Medici
In 1469, he became the head of Medici banking family and ruled Florence -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo begins painting the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, a project that he only finishes after 10 years. -
1460
Erasmus
He publishes his new testamenbt -
May 3, 1469
Machiavelli
1506 - Plays a leading role in organizing Florence's first militia. -
May 21, 1471
Albrecht Durer
In 1496 he created The Mens Bath House -
Feb 19, 1473
Copernicus
With his knowledge of Greek, Copernicus can read the original writings of some scientists who have not had their work translated into Latin. One scientist that he reads is Aristarchus, an ancient Greek astronomer who wrote that the earth spins, making it look like planets are revolving around the earth. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo
Pope Clement asks him to paint the LAST JUDGMENT on the wall of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo returns to Florence for a short stay, then leaves it for the rest of his life. He lets assistants finish the Medici Chapel and the Laurentian Library. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
He vows to be a monk if St.Anne saves him. He gives up his career as a lawyer. -
Apr 6, 1484
Raphael
In 1507 he was comissoned to paint. -
Jul 2, 1489
Thomas Cranmer
Serves as an ambassador to the Continent; marries Margaret, niece of Lutheran reformer Osiander -
Jul 10, 1509
John Calvin
1540 Calvin’s Commentary on Romans is published. In August, Calvin marries the widow of an Anabaptist, Idelette de Bure. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth 1
1558 - Queen Mary I dies and Elizabeth becomes Queen Elizabeth I. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
Galileo gives two public lectures at the Accademia Fiorentina (Florentine Academy) about the shape, location, and dimensions of hell as described in Dante's Inferno. -
Rene Descartes
Descartes publishes Discourse on Method, with Optics, Meterology and the Geometry -
Isaac Newton
Newton builds an improved version of the reflecting telescope. His friend, Dr. Barrow, takes it to the Royal Society of London, the country's most famous scientific society. The members are so impressed they invite Newton to join
