The Renaissance

By aliarojas24
  • Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    Patron of Arts.
  • 1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    Produced what is considered to be the first book ever printed.
  • 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    Been at the Louvre ( since 1797).
  • 1504

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    Michelangelo sculpts the David
    Worked constantly for over two years to create one of his most breathtaking masterpieces of gleaming white marble.
  • 1516

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    Thomas More writes Utopia
    He wrote Utopia about the political system of an imaginary, ideal island nation.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    95 Theses was a list of questions and propositions for debate.
  • 1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England.
  • 1542

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    Argued that the Earth moved across the heavens as one of the planets.
  • 1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    William Shakespeare is born
    English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer
    Galileo did invent a thermometer, called Galileo's air thermometer