Scientific Revolution and Renaissance Time Line

Jan van Eyck

Jul 9, 1441

The Netherlandish painter who perfected the newly developed technique of oil painting. His motto, one of the first and still most distinctive signatures in art history, van Eyck's designs and methods were heavily copied and reproduced. Van Eyck undertook a number of journeys on Philip the Duke of Burgundy's behalf between 1426 and 1429, described in records as "secret" commissions, for which he was paid multiples of his annual salary.

Leonardo da Vinci

May 2, 1452

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who is widely considered one of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have lived. the small portrait is known as the Mona Lisa or La Gioconda, the laughing one. In the present era, it is arguably the most famous painting in the world. Its fame rests,in its mysterious quality perhaps due to the subtly shadowed corners of the mouth and eyes such that the exact nature of the smile cannot be determined.

Raphael

Apr 6, 1520

Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. The Vatican projects took most of his time, although he painted several portraits the former considered one of his finest. Raphael influenced painters up to the 1900s and he made people think of personality when they gazed upon his paintings. Raphael put realistic emotions on to paintings and changed the way people look at ar

Michelangelo

Feb 18, 1564

The frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–12) in the Vatican, which include the iconic depiction of the creation of Adam interpreted from Genesis, are probably the best known of Michelangelo's works today, but the artist thought of himself primarily as a sculptor. Michelangelo changed renaissance ideals by helping people view art and artists differently. The world began to recognize artists and their art as important additions to society.

William Shakespeare

Apr 22, 1616

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. Shakespeare is probably the most famous playwright in the world, having written 37 plays and 154 sonnets. Not only did Shakespeare teach us about ourselves and humanity, but he also invented around 1700 words which we still use in everyday English today.

Galileo Galilei

Jan 8, 1642

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei was an Italian 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".Galileo turned his new, high-powered telescope to the sky. In early 1610, he made the first in a remarkable series of discoveries.

Isaac Newton

Mar 31, 1727

English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and author who is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution. To help explain his theories of gravity and motion, Newton helped create a new, specialized form of mathematics. known as “fluxions,” and now calculus, it charted the constantly changing and variable state of nature (like force and acceleration), in a way that existing algebra and geometry could not.