Renaissance Timeline By Ty Pierce Period: 1308 to 1320 Dante writes "Divine Comedy" Period: 1387 to 1400 Chaucer writes "The Canterbury Tales" Period: 1400 to 1400 Italian Renaissance begins Period: May 16, 1412 to Aug 13, 1447 Last Visconti Ruler of Milan Period: 1413 to 1413 Donatello creates his statue of St. George Period: 1434 to 1434 Jan Van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait Period: 1434 to 1434 The Medici family takes control of Florence Period: 1455 to 1455 Gutenberg prints Bible using movable type Period: 1494 to 1494 Charles VIII of France invades Naples Period: 1500 to 1520 Christian humanism spreads in Northern Europe Period: 1503 to 1507 Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Period: 1508 to 1512 Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel Period: 1508 to 1528 Castiglione writes "The Book of Courtier" Period: 1509 to 1509 Erasmus writes his satire "The Praise of Folly" Period: Oct 31, 1517 to Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther presents the Ninety-five Theses Period: 1519 to 1519 Charles I is elected Holy Roman Emperor Period: Jan 3, 1521 to Jan 3, 1521 The church excommunicates Martin Luther Period: May 6, 1527 to May 6, 1527 Invading armies sack Rome Period: 1531 to 1531 War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland Period: 1534 to 1534 Henry VIII created the Church of England Period: 1534 to 1559 The Act of Supremacy is passed in England Period: 1540 to 1540 The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order Period: 1545 to 1563 The Council of Trent is formed Period: 1553 to Nov 17, 1558 Mary Tudor, "Bloody Mary", becomes Queen of England Period: 1555 to 1555 The peace of Augsburg divides Germany Period: 1600 to 1600 Machiavelli writes "The Prince"