1543 Events

1543
to 1547
Titian Paints his Portrait of the Vendramin Family
The Portrait of the Vendramin Family is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, executed around 1543-1547. It is in the National Gallery in London. The canvas was commissi...
1543 May 24 Nicolaus Copernicus Dies
Copernicus died in Frombork on 24 May 1543. Legend has it that the first printed copy of De revolutionibus was placed in his hands on the very day that he died, allowing him to take farew...