1452 Leonardo da Vinci was born 1452 Basilica of St. Peter (Largest church in Chritian world) began to build 1455 Johann Gutenberg wrote first Bible (Latin) 13th-16th centuries Rouen Cathedral was built 13th- 19th centuries Cologne Cathedral was badly damaged 1456 A comet caused the Pope to issue a catchall edict to his followers to pray for deliverance from “The Devil, the Turk, and the Comet” 1458 Filippino Lippi, painter, was born 1461 Pope’s godson discovered a sourceof alum, used in dyes 1464 Mino da Fiesole sculpted the altar for Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore 1473 Sistine Chapel built (known for art masterpieces of  Michelango, Botticelli, and others) 1474 Bartolome de Lascasas, a Dominican priest,made a copy of               the original log of  Columbus’ voyage 1475 Michelango Buonarroti was born (painter, sculptor, and architect) 1489 Ballet is performed for the first time 1495 Leonardo da Vinci sketched a design of a parachute 1500 Mannerism movement (style, human figure, disorted and  elongated was the most frequent subject) 1501 Black slaves brought to Spanish colony 1519 Leonardo da Vinci died

Timeline of Events 1452-1519