What Happened in 1513

Leonardo da Vinci Paints St. John the Baptist

St. John the Baptist is an oil painting on walnut wood by the artist Leonardo da Vinci. Completed from 1513 to 1516, when the High Renaissance was... Read more

The Piri Reis Map is Completed

The Piri Reis map is a famous pre-modern world map compiled in 1513 from military intelligence by the Ottoman-Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri... Read more

Titian Paints "Sacred and Profane Love"

Sacred and Profane Love (also called Venus and the Bride) is an oil painting by Titian, painted around 1513-1514. The painting was commissioned by... Read more

Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici (Leo X) elected Pope

Pope Leo X (11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521) was Pope from 1513 to his death. He was the last non-priest to be elected Pope. He is known... Read more

Juan Ponce De Leon Lands In Florida

After 1492 European exploration of the Americas revolutionized how the Old and New Worlds perceived themselves. One of the first major contacts, in... Read more