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Events relating to the renaissance
The first modern lock gates are installed on a canal in Milan, probably designed by Leonardo da Vinci
Faenza becomes the main centre for the production of the Italian tin-glazed earthenware known as majolica
Leonardo argues that fossils in rocks far above the sea imply not the effects of the Flood but a change in the level of an ancient sea bed
Ceramic artists in Italy decorate large majolica dishes with scenes of narrative history, giving this style the name istoriato
Michelangelo begins work in Florence on a tall thin slab of marble, which he transforms into David
Leonardo captures the enigmatic smile of Lisa Gherardini, known now as the Mona Lisa
Pope Julius II summons Michelangelo to Rome to create the pope's own elaborately sculpted tomb
Julius II, together with the architect Bramante, lays the foundation stone for the new St Peter's
Michelangelo begins work in Rome on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel
Raphael is summoned to Rome by Julius II and is given a major commission for frescoes
Raphael begins work on the frescoes in the pope's apartment in the Vatican, known as the Stanze ('Rooms')
Erasmus and Thomas More take the northern Renaissance in the direction of Christian humanism
Giorgione and Titian introduce the richness of colour which characterizes the high Renaissance style in Venice
The startling colour contrasts in Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling anticipate one of the main characteristics of Italian mannerism
The painter Giorgione dies after a short but extremely influential life in Venice
The king of France, Francis I, wins a dramatic victory at Marignano and captures Milan
The original ghetto is established as a district to which the Jews of Venice are confined
Ariosto, in Orlando Furioso, tells of Roland's madness when he is abandoned by the pagan princess Angelica
Leonardo da Vinci moves to France, on the invitation of Francis I
The German painter Hans Holbein the Younger establishes his own studio in Basel
Luther's writings are burnt in Rome by order of the pope
Mannerism develops in Italy in the work of the painters Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino
Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther after he has refused to recant
The French king, Francis I, is taken prisoner by the Spanish at the battle of Pavia
Sutton Place is built north-east of Guildford, and is of great historical importance as showing very early signs of the influence of Italian Renaissance design in English architecture
