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Jan 1, 1401
Gilberti gets to work on a door
Ghiberti awarded commission to create doors for the baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence; Brunelleschi and Donatello travel to Rome; birth of painter Masaccio. -
Period: Jan 1, 1403 to
The Renaissance Era
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Jan 1, 1452
The birth of Leonardo da Vinci
In this year in history, one of the world greatest inventors and painters was born. Leonardo da Vinci. He painted the Mona Lisa ( one of the most well known paintings of all time ) , he invented may things we still use today. Like the parachute. -
Jan 1, 1454
The Gutenberg Bible Published
The Gutenberg Bible was was the first major book printed with a movable type printing press, and marked the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution" and the age of the printed book. -
Jan 1, 1471
A new pope
He was the pope from 1471 to 1484. His accomplishments as Pope included the establishment of the Sistine Chapel; the group of artists that he brought together introduced the Early Renaissance into Rome with the first masterpiece of the city's new artistic age. -
Jan 1, 1488
The Portuguese sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
1488: Portuguese sailors led by Bartolomeu Diaz round the Cape of Good Hope. He and his crew were the very first to ever sail around the the cape. -
Jan 1, 1504
David was "born"
Michelango sculpted the "David". To this day the sculpter is still standing. At the time it was the greatest sculpter around. Today its still one of the best and most well known. -
Jan 1, 1505
The Moma Lias was painted
Lenardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. Today its still one of the best paintings of all time. Its the most well know of all time. Its worth millions of dollars. And she didn't even smile. -
Jan 1, 1541
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment is a fresco by Michelangelo on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. It took four years to complete from the years 1536 -1541. He painted it decades after he finished the Sistine Chapel ceiling. -
Hamlet
Shakespear wrote the great tragey about the kindom of Norway. That prince Hamlet wanted revenge against his unkle Claudius for killing his father King Hamlet. -
The death of Queen Elizabeth 1
She died at the age of 70. She died of blood poisoning. She is considered to be the best monarch to rule over England. She made them a world leader and they prospered becasue of her rule.
