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The '''Renaissance''' (French for "rebirth"; Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere "be born")[1] was a [[culture|cultural]] [[movement]] that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence Florence] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Middle_Ages Late Middle Ages] and later spreading to the rest of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe]. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historic era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not [[uniform]] across Europe, this is a general use of the term.

The '''Renaissance''' (French for "rebirth"; Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere "be born")[1] was a [[culture|cultural]] [[movement]] that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence Florence] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Middle_Ages Late Middle Ages] and later spreading to the rest of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe]. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historic era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not [[uniform]] across Europe, this is a general use of the term.

 

As a cultural movement, it encompassed a resurgence of [[learning]] based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_antiquity classical] sources, the development of linear [[perspective]] in [[painting]], and gradual but widespread [[education]]al reform. [[Tradition]]ally, this [[intellectual]] transformation has resulted in the Renaissance being viewed as a bridge between the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_era Modern era]. Although the Renaissance saw [[revolution]]s in many intellectual pursuits, as well as social and [[political]] upheaval, it is perhaps best known for its [[art]]istic developments and the contributions of such polymaths as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci Leonardo da Vinci] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo Michelangelo], who inspired the term "Renaissance man".

As a cultural movement, it encompassed a resurgence of [[learning]] based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_antiquity classical] sources, the development of linear [[perspective]] in [[painting]], and gradual but widespread [[education]]al reform. [[Tradition]]ally, this [[intellectual]] transformation has resulted in the Renaissance being viewed as a bridge between the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_era Modern era]. Although the Renaissance saw [[revolution]]s in many intellectual pursuits, as well as social and [[political]] upheaval, it is perhaps best known for its [[art]]istic developments and the contributions of such polymaths as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci Leonardo da Vinci] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo Michelangelo], who inspired the term "Renaissance man".