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Renaissance was a period in European history in the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas and achievements of classical antiquity. It initially developed from the
Italian Renaissance .
Renaissance may also refer to:
Cultural movements
In Africa
In the Americas
American Renaissance (disambiguation) , several meanings
Chicago Black Renaissance , a creative movement in the 1930s and 1940s
Disney Renaissance , series of film releases from 1989-1999 by
Walt Disney Animation Studios that saw the company achieve renewed critical and commercial success
Harlem Renaissance , an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion in 1920s
New York City
Hawaiian Renaissance , a resurgence of distinct cultural identity
Native American Renaissance , an increase in literary works by Native Americans from the 1960s
San Francisco Renaissance , a range of poetic activity
Southern Renaissance (United States), the reinvigoration of American Southern literature in the 1920s and 1930s
In Asia and Oceania
Bengali Renaissance , a cultural, social, intellectual and artistic movement during the British Indian Empire
Islamic Renaissance , a revival of the Islamic religion (not to be confused with
Islamic Golden Age )
Persian Renaissance , a period in history which saw the rise of various native Iranian Muslim dynasties in the Iranian Plateau after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Iran and the fall of Sasanian Empire.
Māori renaissance , a late-20th-century revival in New Zealand
Sumerian Renaissance , outdated term for a perceived renaissance of Sumerian literature during the
Ur III period
Timurid Renaissance , religious, scientific, and artistic historical period from 14th to 16th century
In Europe
High Renaissance , a short period of exceptional artistic production in the Italian states around 1500
Italian Renaissance , a period from the 14th to 17th centuries
Macedonian Renaissance , the period of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire (867–1056)
Medical Renaissance , a period of progress in European medical knowledge from 1400 to 1700
The three
medieval renaissances
Portuguese Renaissance , a cultural and artistic movement in Portugal during the 15th and 16th centuries
Provençal Renaissance (French: Le Félibrige , Occitan: Lo Felibritge or Lou Felibrige ), a literary and cultural association in France
Roman Renaissance , from the mid-15th to the mid-16th centuries
Scottish Renaissance , a mainly literary movement of the early to mid-20th century
Sculpture in the Renaissance period , history of sculpture along the Renaissance period
Urban renaissance (UK), a recent period of repopulation and regeneration of many British cities
Yiddish Renaissance , a cultural and linguistic movement among Eastern European Jews in the late 19th century
Arts and entertainment
Music
Bands and labels
Albums
Renaissance (The Association album) , 1966
Renaissance (Beyoncé album) , 2022
Renaissance (Branford Marsalis album) , 1987
Renaissance (Cheyenne Jackson album) , 2016
Renaissance (Diablo album) , 2002
Renaissance (E.Town Concrete album) , 2003
Renaissance (Lionel Richie album) , 2000
Renaissance (Marcus Miller album) , 2012
Renaissance (Mickey Finn's T. Rex album) , 2002
Renaissance (The Miracles album) , 1973
Renaissance (Mónica Naranjo album) , 2019
The Renaissance (Q-Tip album) , 2008
Renaissance (Rémy album) , 2022
Renaissance (Renaissance album) , 1969
Renaissance (Soweto String Quartet album) , 1996
The Renaissance (Super Junior album) , 2021
Renaissance (The Underachievers album) , 2017
Renaissance (Vanilla Fudge album) , 1968
Renaissance (Village People album) , 1981
Renaissance: The Mix Collection , a 1994 album by Sasha & John Digweed
Renaissance , a 1992 album by
Allen Eager
The Renaissance EP , by MxPx, 2001
Songs
Film and television
Literature
Other uses in arts and entertainment
Businesses and organisations
Companies and establishments
Renaissance (demogroup) , creators of the Zone 66 video game
Renaissance Ballroom & Casino , New York City, U.S.
Renaissance Books , a bookstore in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Renaissance Broadcasting , an American TV broadcasting company
Renaissance Capital , a Russian investment bank
Renaissance Capital Bank , a Ukrainian financial institution
Renaissance Cinemas , an Egyptian cinema chain
Renaissance Credit , a Russian commercial bank
Renaissance Enterprises , an American nonprofit organization
Renaissance Hotels , a hotel brand
Renaissance Learning , a educational software company
Renaissance restaurant , a restaurant inside Scientology Celebrity Centre's Château Élysée building
Renaissance Technologies , a hedge fund management company
Renaissance Theatre Company , a theatre production company 1987–1992
Renaissance Theatre (Mansfield, Ohio) , a movie theater
Politics
Schools
Renaissance Academy (disambiguation) , several uses
Renaissance Charter School (disambiguation) , several uses
Renaissance College , in Hong Kong
Renaissance College of Commerce and Management , in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Renaissance High School , in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Renaissance High School (Idaho) , U.S.
Renaissance University , Nigeria
Sports
Transportation
Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term