Renaissance Timeline

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  • Jan 1, 1390

    "The Canterbury Tales"

    "The Canterbury Tales"
    The canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffry Chaucer.
  • Jan 1, 1455

    Johannes Gutenberg prints the Gutenberg Bible

    Johannes Gutenberg prints the Gutenberg Bible
    Johannes Gutenberg of Germany played a crucial role in the process of printing. Gutenberg's Bible, printed about 1450, was the 1st European book produced from movable type.
  • Jan 1, 1490

    The beginning of "The High Renaissance"

    The beginning of "The High Renaissance"
    The final stage of Italian Renaissance painting, which flourished between 1490 and 1520, is called the High Renaissance. The High Renaissance in Italy is assiciated with three astistic gigants, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo.
  • Jan 1, 1505

    The Mona Lisa.

    The Mona Lisa.
    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
  • Jan 1, 1508

    Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
    Around 1500, Pope Jellius II wanted the great Italian artist Michelangelo to pain the celing of the Ssitine Chapel in Rome. "This is no my trade", Michelabgelo protested; he was a sculptor,not a painter. He recommended other painters to the pope, but the pope persisted.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    The Ninety-five Theses!!

    The Ninety-five Theses!!
    On October 31, 1517, Luther, who was greatly angered by the Church's practices, sent a list of "Ninety-fice theses" to his Church superiors, especially the local bishop. The these were a stunning attack on abuses in the sale of indulgences.

  • Machiavelli writes "The prince"

    Machiavelli writes "The prince"
    Insired vy Cesar Borgia, who conquered central Italy and set up a state, Niccolo Machiavelli wrote "The prince", a short work on political power. The rpince reflected the practice of politics in Renaissance Italy.