Timeline 1 By Boistin Period: 1386 to 1466 Donatello Period: 1390 to 1453 John Dunstable Period: 1397 to 1474 Guillaume Dufay Period: 1430 to 1600 Renaissance Period: 1435 to 1511 Johannes Tinctoris Period: 1444 to 1510 Sandro Botticelli Period: 1450 to 1521 Josquin des Prez Period: 1452 to 1519 Leonardo da Vinci Period: 1475 to 1564 Michelangelo Buonarroti Period: 1483 to 1520 Raphael Period: 1488 to 1576 Titian Period: 1505 to 1585 Thomas Tallis Period: 1505 to 1585 Thomas Tallis Period: 1525 to 1594 Palestrina The most famous composer from the Renaissance Period: 1525 to 1594 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Period: 1528 to 1588 Paolo Veronese Period: 1543 to 1623 William Byrd Period: 1564 to 1616 Shakespeare Period: 1583 to 1643 Girolamo Frescobaldi Period: 1600 to 1650 Early Baroque Period: 1650 to 1700 Middle Baroque Period: 1700 to 1750 Late Baroque