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| 1505 |
| | | Pope Julius II summons Michelangelo to Rome to create the pope's own elaborately sculpted tomb | |
|  | One of the 'slaves' for the tomb of Julius II
Fotofile CG
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| 1506 |
| | | Julius II, together with the architect Bramante, lays the foundation stone for the new St Peter's | |
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| 1507 |
| | | The editor of a pamphlet proposes that the recently found continent should be named America after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci | |
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| 1508 |
| | | Michelangelo begins work in Rome on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel | |
|  | Study for The Creation of Adam Michelangelo, c.1508
British Museum
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| 1508 |
| | | Raphael is summoned to Rome by Julius II and is given a major commission for frescoes | |
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| 1509 |
| | | Raphael begins work on the frescoes in the pope's apartment in the Vatican, known as the Stanze ('Rooms') | |
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| 1509 |
| | | On the death of his father, and as the result of the death of his elder brother Arthur, Henry VIII becomes king of England | |
|  | Holbein, style of Henry VIII (detail)
National Maritime Museum
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| 1510 |
| | | Erasmus and Thomas More take the northern Renaissance in the direction of Christian humanism | |
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| 1510 |
| | | Giorgione and Titian introduce the richness of colour which characterizes the high Renaissance style in Venice | |
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| 1510 |
| | | The Portuguese seize Goa and make it their colonial capital in India | |
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