1510

Events in 1510 5

• 1445 – 1510 Sandro Botticelli Early Renaissance · Italy Sandro Botticelli (March 1, 1445 – May 17, 1510) was a Florentine painter whose Birth of Venus and Primavera are icons of the Early Renaissance. He was a favourite of the Medici family.
• 1510 – 1586 Andrea Gabrieli Venetian Renaissance composer Andrea Gabrieli was organist at St Mark's Basilica in Venice and a leading composer of sacred and secular music. His ceremonial works for multiple choirs established the Venetian grand style.
• 1510 – 1556 Jacobus Clemens non Papa Franco-Flemish composer Jacobus Clemens non Papa was a prolific Flemish composer of masses, motets and chansons. His nickname distinguished him from Pope Clement VII and from the poet Jacobus Papa.
• 1510 – 1557 Mikael Agricola Father of Finnish Literature A clergyman who translated the New Testament into Finnish, effectively creating the written Finnish language.
• 1510 – 1572 Pierre Certon French Renaissance composer Pierre Certon was a French composer and singer at the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris whose chansons and sacred works were widely published and admired.