1390 – 1400s

Events in the 1390s 5

• 1325 – 1397 Francesco Landini Italian Medieval composer The most celebrated Italian composer of the 14th century, known for his ballatas and refined polyphonic style. Blind from childhood.
• 1340 – 1397 Jacopo da Bologna Italian Trecento composer Jacopo da Bologna was one of the earliest known Italian composers of polyphonic music. His madrigals and cacce represent the founding works of the Italian Trecento style.
• 1390 – 1441 Jan van Eyck Northern Renaissance · Flanders Jan van Eyck (c. 1390 – July 9, 1441) was a Flemish painter who perfected the oil painting technique. His Ghent Altarpiece and the Arnolfini Portrait are among the most celebrated works of the Northern Renaissance.
• 1390 – 1453 John Dunstaple English Renaissance composer John Dunstaple was England's greatest medieval composer whose use of thirds and sixths profoundly influenced the development of Continental Renaissance polyphony.
• 1397 – 1474 Guillaume Dufay Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer Guillaume Dufay was the leading composer of the early Renaissance, bridging the medieval and Renaissance styles. His masses, motets and chansons were celebrated throughout Europe.