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Jan 1, 1310
Dante writes the divine comedy
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Jan 1, 1350
Chaucer writes the Canterbury tales
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. -
Jan 1, 1415
Donatello creates his statue of St. George
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, also known as Donatello, was an early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence. He is, in part, known for his work in bas-relief, a form of shallow relief sculpture that, in Donatello's case, incorporated significant 15th century developments in perspectival illusionism. -
Jan 1, 1434
The medici family takes over florence
The medici family produced four popes of the catholic church, two regent queens of france, and in 1531 the family became hereditary Dukes of Florence. -
Jan 1, 1434
Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait
The Arnolfini Portrait is an oil painting on oak panel dated 1434 by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. It is also known as The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, The Arnolfini Double Portrait or the Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife. -
Jan 1, 1447
last viscanti ruler dies
luchino viscanti, lord of milan, dies. -
Jan 1, 1455
Gutenburg printed Bible using movable type
The Gutenburg bible was the first major book printed with the moveable type printing press. marking the start of the Gutenburg Revolution and the age of printed book. -
Jan 1, 1505
Leonardo da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa Among the works created by Leonardo in the 16th century is the small portrait 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. -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting the sistine chapel
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Jan 1, 1509
Erasmus writes his satire The Prasie Folly
In Praise of Folly sometimes translated as In Praise of More, is an essay written in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in 1511. The essay was inspired by De Triumpho Stultitiae, written by Italian humanist Faustino Perisauli. -
Jul 25, 1513
machiavelli writes the prince
the Prince is a political treatise by the italian diplomat, historian and political theorist, Niccolo machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to been distrubuted in 1513, using a latin title, De Principatus. but the printed version was not published until 1532, Five years after machiavelli's death. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther presents the Nitety-five Theses
The 95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences commonly known as The Ninety-Five Theses, was written by Martin Luther in 1517 and is widely regarded as the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. The disputation protests against clerical abuses, especially the sale of indulgences. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther initiates the protestant reformation
The protestant reformation was the European Christian reform movement that established protestantism as a constituent branch of contemporary Christianity. -
Jan 12, 1519
Charles 1 of spain is elected Holy Roman Emporer
Charles I was elected holy roman emperor on January 12 1519. -
Aug 23, 1525
Castiglione writes the book of the Courtier
The book of the Courtier is a courtesy book. it was written over a course of many years beginning in 1508 & published in 1528 just before his death. -
Jan 1, 1528
Castiglione writes the book The Book of the Courtier
The Book of the Courtier is a courtesy book. It was written by Baldassare Castiglione over the course of many years, beginning in 1508, and published in 1528 by the Aldine Press just before his death. It addresses the constitution of a perfect courtier, and in its last installment, a perfect lady. -
Jan 1, 1531
War beteewn the Protestants and Catholic states In Swizerland
The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was promoted initially by Huldrych Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate (Mark Reust) and population of Zürich in the 1520s. It led to significant changes in civil life and state matters in Zürich and spread to several other cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy. -
Jan 1, 1534
The act of Supremacy is passed in England
The Act of Supremacy of November 1534 (26 Hen. 8 c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England under King Henry VIII declaring that he was "the only supreme head on earth of the Church in England" and that the English crown shall enjoy "all honours, dignities, preeminences, jurisdictions, privileges, authorities, immunities, profits, and commodities to the said dignity." -
Jan 1, 1540
The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order
The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J., SJ, or SI) is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "The Company," this being a reference to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and the members' willingness to go anywhere in the world and live in extreme conditions. -
Dec 13, 1545
The Council of Trent is formed
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. it is considered on of the churches most important councils. -
Jan 1, 1555
The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany
The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement, was a treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, an alliance of Lutheran princes, on September 25, 1555, at the imperial city of Augsburg, now in present-day Bavaria, Germany. -
Charles VIII of france invades Naples
Charles VIII also called the affable was king of france from 1483 to his death in 1498. he was a member of the house of valois. His invasion of italy started the long series of Franco-Italian wars which characterized the first halfof the 16th century.
