Renaissance Timeline

By Djones111
  • Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

  • Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    Also first book ever printed
  • Period: 1473 to 1543

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    One of thee most famous paintings in the world
  • Michelangelo sculpts the David
    1504

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    A very famous sculpture
  • 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

    Thought to be the origin of Halloween
  • King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

  • William Shakespeare is born
    1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    Said to be the best writer to ever live
  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer

    Also called a Thermo scope