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1440
Gutenberg invented the printing press
The invention of the printing press marked a change on a historical, cultural and intellectual level. This is because this invention gave way to the printing of hundreds of copies of books and documents of all kinds that until now were restricted to only a few by the Catholic Church, since monks were the only ones responsible for handwritten copies. -
Period: 1446 to 1461
Construction of the dome of the cathedral of florence
Designed by Brunelleschi, it was finished when he was dead by Michelozzo.
It is composed by an octagonal lantern with eight buttresses on a radius and eight arched windows. -
Period: 1453 to 1455
Magdalene penitent sculpture by Donatello
Made in wood. Show an old Virgin Mary. Try to be realistic. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovers America
A Spanish expedition led by Christopher Columbus, under the mandate of the Catholic Monarchs, tried to get to Asia avoiding the Portuguese route by Africa. But instead a new continent was discovered. -
Period: 1503 to 1522
Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
The Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, Wife of Francesco del Giocondo, better known as La Gioconda or Monna Lisa, is a painting by the Florentine Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci. It was acquired by King Francis I of France in the early 16th century and has since been the property of the French State. -
Period: 1517 to
Protestant Reform
Broad religious, cultural and social revolt in 16th century Europe.
Started with Martin Luther's discrepancy because of corruption in church and ended the Treaty of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War.
It was a religious and a political conflict. -
Feb 24, 1530
Carlos I, King of Spain, is crowned Emperor
Charles was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement VII, who became an ally of the imperial cause.
He won the title after disputing it with Francis I, king of France. -
1543
Theory of Heliocentrism
Nicholas Copernicus, thanks to his research, stated that the Earth was nothing more than another of the planets that revolve around the Sun. This resulted in an absolute paradigm shift. A century later, Galileo would confirm this theory.