Renaissance and Reformation By chuyymartinez_htx713 Dec 5, 1310 Dante writes the Divine Comedy Dec 5, 1390 Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales Dec 5, 1415 Donatello creates his statue of St. Geroge Dec 5, 1434 Jan Van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait Dec 5, 1447 Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies Dec 5, 1494 Charles VII of France invades Naples Dec 5, 1505 Leonardo da Vinic paints the Mona Lisa Dec 5, 1509 Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly Dec 5, 1513 Machiavelli writes The Prince Dec 5, 1527 Invading armies sack Rome Dec 5, 1528 Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier