Renaissance and Reformation

  • Dante writes the Devine Comedy
    Dec 8, 1310

    Dante writes the Devine Comedy

  • chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    Dec 8, 1390

    chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

  • Donatello creates his statue of st george
    Dec 8, 1415

    Donatello creates his statue of st george

  • Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait
    Dec 8, 1434

    Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

  • Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies
    Dec 8, 1447

    Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies

  • Charles VIII of France invades Naples
    Dec 8, 1494

    Charles VIII of France invades Naples

  • Leonardo da vinci paints the mona lisa
    Dec 8, 1505

    Leonardo da vinci paints the mona lisa

  • Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly
    Dec 8, 1509

    Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly

  • Machiavelli writes The Prince
    Dec 8, 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

  • Martin Luther presents the nighty five theses
    Dec 8, 1517

    Martin Luther presents the nighty five theses

  • the church excommunicates luther
    Dec 8, 1521

    the church excommunicates luther

  • Invading armies sack Rome
    Dec 8, 1527

    Invading armies sack Rome

  • the Peace of Augsburg divides Germany
    Dec 8, 1555

    the Peace of Augsburg divides Germany

  • Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

    Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier