Renaissance

Renaissance Renaissance European cultural period of the 14th to 17th centuries This article is about the European Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries. For the earlier European Renaissance, see Renaissance of the 12th century. For other uses, see Renaissance (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Reconnaissance. The Renaissance ( UK: /rɪˈneɪsəns/ rin-AY-sənss, US: /ˈrɛnəsɑːns/ ⓘ REN-ə-sahnss)[1][2][a] is a European period of history and cultural movement, very roughly defined as covering the 14th through 17th centuries,[4][5] though sometimes more narrowly defined for instance as only covering the 15th through 16th centuries.[6] It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by the European rediscovery and revival of the literary, philosophical, and artistic achievements of classical antiquity.[5]…

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