Neo-classical By punk91 Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Dec 31, 1780 Neo-classical Apr 24, 1545 Start of the Catholic Reformation Sep 22, 1593 Caravaggio paints "A boy with a Basket of Fruit" Dec 4, 1611 Swedish Empire Starts to Rise Nov 24, 1618 Beginning of the Thirty Years' War Sep 22, 1640 Dutch Painter Peter Paul Reubens Dies Sep 22, 1648 End of the Protestant Reformation Oct 22, 1648 End of the Thirty Years' War Sep 1, 1653 German Composer Johann Pachelbel is born Sep 22, 1667 John Milton writes "Paradise Lost" Mar 31, 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach is born Sep 22, 1723 Antonio Vivaldi Composes " The Four Seasons" Mar 31, 1731 Joseph Haydn is Born Jan 27, 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born