Renaissance (disambiguation) explained
The Renaissance (French for 'rebirth') 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
- African Renaissance, the concept that African people and nations shall achieve cultural, scientific, and economic renewal
- Arab Renaissance (Arabic: النهضة|links=no, Arabic: an-Nahḍah), a cultural renaissance from the late 19th century in Egypt and the Arabic world
- Ethiopian Renaissance, sociopolitical movement and national myth espousing positive attitude for traditions and history of Ethiopia
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- Sumerian Renaissance, outdated term for a perceived renaissance of Sumerian literature during the Ur III period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|links=no, Occitan (post 1500);: Lo Felibritge|links=no or Occitan (post 1500);: 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
- , a 1994 album by Sasha & John Digweed
- Renaissance, a 1992 album by Allen Eager
- The Renaissance EP, by MxPx, 2001
Songs
- "Renaissance" (song), by M People, 1994
- "Renaissance" (Eminem song), 2024
- "Renaissance", by Barry Harris from Vicissitudes, 1975
- "Renaissance", by Hell Razah from Renaissance Child, 2007
- "Renaissance", by Jean-Luc Ponty from Aurora, 1976
- "Renaissance", by Lalo Schifrin from The Dissection and Reconstruction..., 1966
- "Renaissance", by Matt Kearney from Bullet, 2004
- "Renaissance", by San Fermin from San Fermin, 2013
- "Renaissance", by Tony Harris from Five, 2018
- "Renaissance", by Trudy Pitts from A Bucketful of Soul, 1968
- "Renaissance", by Virgin Black from Elegant... and Dying, 2003
- "Renaissance", by WJSN from Dream Your Dream, 2018
- "Renaissance 2.0", by R.A. the Rugged Man from Legendary Classics Volume 1, 2009
- "La Renaissance", the national anthem of the Central African Republic
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