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Mar 9, 1350
Orcagna
Orcagna creates the " Truimph Of Death " -
Mar 9, 1350
Raphael
Raphael creates the Betrothal of the Virgin at the age of 21. -
Aug 12, 1450
Georg Purbach
In 1450 Georg Purbach begans a series of lectures on astronomy. -
Feb 4, 1453
Alchemy
Alchemy is discovered, it was known as the early form of chemistry. It was used to make lead into gold. -
May 19, 1453
Printing
Also, the invention of printing was to have great effect on European society: the facilitated dissemination of the printed word democratized learning and allowed a faster propagation of new ideas. -
Aug 9, 1453
Fall of Constaninople
The rediscovery of ancient texts was accelerated after the Fall of Constaninople. -
Jun 24, 1467
New Standards
Cosimo de' Medici set a new standard for patronage of the arts, not associated with the church or monarchy -
May 17, 1508
Sistine Chapel
In 1508 Pope Julius II succeeded in getting the sculptor Michelangelo to agree to continue the decorative scheme of the Sistine Chapel. -
Jun 28, 1514
Galileo
In 1514 Galileo begins to believe that the Earth orbits around the Sun. -
Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci creates the Mona Lisa.
