The Re

By DanielaB03
  • Jan 1, 1310

    Dante writes the Divine Comedy

    Dante writes the Divine Comedy
  • Jan 1, 1390

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tables

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tables
  • Jan 1, 1415

    Donatello creates his statue of St. George

    Donatello creates his statue of St. George
  • Jan 1, 1434

    Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

    Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait
  • Jan 1, 1447

    Last Visconi ruler of Milan dies

    Last Visconi ruler of Milan dies
    The last Visconti ruler of Milan died in 1447. Then, Francesco Sforza conquered the city and became the new duke.
  • Jan 1, 1494

    Charles VIII of France invades Naples

    Charles VIII of France invades Naples
    He led an army of thirty thousand men into Italy in 1494 and occupied the city of Naples in Southern Italy.
  • Jan 1, 1505

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
  • Jan 1, 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

    Machiavelli writes The Prince
    His book is one of the most infuential works on political power in the Western world. Machiavelli's central thesis in The Prince concerns how to acquire - and keep - political power.
  • Jan 1, 1527

    Invading armies sack Rome

    Invading armies sack Rome
    The terrible sack of Rome in 1527 by the armies of the Spanish king Charles I ended the Italian wars and left the Spanish a dominant force in Italy
  • Jan 1, 1528

    Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

    Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier