The Renaissance By Lukahagi3 Jan 1, 1310 Dante writes the Divine Comedy Jan 1, 1390 Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales Jan 1, 1415 Donatello creates his statue of St.George Jan 1, 1434 Jan van Eyck paints the Arnofilni portrait Jan 1, 1447 Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies Jan 1, 1494 Charles VIII of France invades Naples Jan 1, 1505 Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Jan 1, 1509 Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly Jan 1, 1513 Machiavelli writes The Prince Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther posts the Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg Jan 1, 1528 Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier
