1519 ⟶ Leonardo da Vinci Dies

Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes on May 2.Europe at ...
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🎨 Leonardo da Vinci Begins Painting the Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three years later.⟶
Leonardo da Vinci Begins Painting the Mona Lisa (1503)
RenaissancePaintingArt HistoryLeonardo da VinciItalian RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceVisual Arts
ItalyItaly

🖼️ Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa.⟶
Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Mona Lisa (1506)
RenaissancePaintingArt HistoryLeonardo da VinciItalian RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceVisual ArtsHumanism
ItalyItaly

👨‍🎨 Leonardo da Vinci Dies

Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes on May 2.Europe at the time of the accession of Charles V in 1519⟶
Leonardo da Vinci Dies (1519)
RenaissanceDeathCharles VArtPaintingSculptureLeonardo da VinciHigh Renaissance
FranceFranceItalyItaly

📷 Camera Obscura Introduced in Europe

Camera obscura is first used in Europe by Giambattista della Porta of Italy.⟶
Camera Obscura Introduced in Europe (1558)
OpticsRenaissance
ItalyItaly

🔪 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.⟶
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572)
Religious ViolenceFrench Wars of ReligionHuguenotsMassacreReligious ConflictCivil War
FranceFrance

👑 Death of Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici dies at aged 69.⟶
Death of Catherine de' Medici (1589)
French MonarchyRenaissanceReligious WarsMonarchy
FranceFrance