Renaissance Timeline
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Updated: 27 Aug 2018
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Petrach develops ideas of humanismInvention of movable metal type by Johann GutenbergCharles VII of France Invades ItalyMachiavelli writes The PrinceFirst formal academy for artistic training established by vasariSavonarola is tortured and burnedSack of Rome by Charles VThe Courtier was publishedPlatonic Academy in Florence was foundedMichelangelo is commissioned for St. Peter's BasilicaRaphael Sanzio is commissioned for papal apartmentsPeriods
Medici family ruling FlorenceMichelangelo paints ceiling of Sistine chapelMerchants begin forming communes to get independence from noblesresidential embassies are formedSavonarola is in power in FlorenceHabsburg-Valois WarsItalian port cities become wealthy from overseas tradeWealthy merchant families begin bankingPope Alexander VI is in powerChristian Humanism introducedFlorence is main artistic center with Rome and Venice followingSlave trade shot up in Europeclasses based on wealth appear in Italy and rest of Europe'debate about women' begandebate about female rulers beganLiteracy shoots up due to printing pressPrimary schools are founded due to rising literacy ratesUrban groups commission artRulers and rich individuals commissioned artArts center moved from Florence to Romemannerism is developed by Titian and other artists
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