IN CONTEXT
The Renaissance
1296 Building work begins on the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral (Il Duomo), Florence.
1305 Giotto completes his frescoes at the Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel in Padua.
1397 The Medici bank is founded in Florence; becomes the largest bank in Europe.
1434 Cosimo de’ Medici becomes de facto ruler of Florence and supports the arts.
1447 Francesco Sforza comes to power in Milan. His court becomes a center of culture.
1503 Leonardo da Vinci starts work on the Mona Lisa.
1508 Michelangelo begins to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican.
In 1418, the wealthy Guild of Wool Merchants of Florence launched a competition ...
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