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An artistic, religious, and cultural movement in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. Acted as the transitional period between medieval and modern era.

== Art and Architecture ==

Art in the Renaissance period took a more humanist approach. Real, mythological, religious, and symbolic people were all subjects in fine art. Architecture experienced a Greek revival, including pillars and simplistic geometrical shapes. Leonardo De Vinci's <i>Mona Lisa</i> was painted during the Renaissance period. Dante Algieri also wrote his <i>Divine Comedy</i> in the early Renaissance period in Italy, marking a time of religious revival.

=== Etymology ===

<i>Renaissance</i> as a word comes originally from the Latin word <i>nasci</i> or <i>naissance</i>, meaning <i>birth</i>. In French, <i>renaissance</i> means rebirth. The word Renaissance is used to describe the changes Europe experienced culturally during these three centuries.

== References ==

<ref>Merriam Webster Dictionary</ref>