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1337
Perspective
the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point. -
1400
Humanism
a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence over acceptance of dogma or superstition. -
1449
Lorenzo de'Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman and a very powerful patron. -
1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
an Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, paleontology, and cartography. -
1457
Henry VII
Henry VII was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 to his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Henry attained the throne when his forces defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses. -
1468
Pope Paul III
head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in 1549. -
1469
Machiavelli
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance period. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science -
1473
Copernicus
a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the universe -
1475
Michelangelo
was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. -
1478
Thomas More
an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. -
1483
Raphael
an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement. He had a way of portraying a good perspective. -
1483
Martin Luther
a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507. He came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church -
1500
Scientific Method
a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses. The work of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) and Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) influenced Bacon tremendously. -
1518
Printing Revolution
The shift from hand printing to mechanical printing led to the print revolution. More people became literate/ educated because of mass printing. -
1545
Council of Trent
the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. -
1558
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor -
1561
Francis Bacon
an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. His works are credited with developing the scientific method and remained influential through the scientific revolution. Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. -
1563
Sale of Indulgences
An indulgence was a payment to the Catholic Church that purchased an exemption from punishment (penance) for some types of sins. -
1564
Galileo
an astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath from Pisa. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science" -
1564
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. -
Isaac Newton
an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author who is widely seen as one of the most influential scientists of all time, and a key figure in the scientific revolution
