16th century
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The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600. The Habsburg Spanish Empire, Portuguese Empire, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Persia, Mughal Ind
Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503–1506, one of the world's best-known paintings
Battle of Cerignola: El Gran Capitan finds the corpse of Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours
Europe at the time of the accession of Charles V in 1519
Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition that circumnavigated the globe in 1519–1522.
Renaissance
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The Renaissance was a European period of history and cultural movement taking place at the end of the Late Middle Ages and the beginning of the early modern era. It is variously defined as covering th
16th century
…Habsburg Spanish Empire, Portuguese Empire, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Persia, Mughal India and Ming China were the most powerful and hegemonic states. The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include…
Portrait of a Young Woman (c. 1480–85) (Simonetta Vespucci) by Sandro Botticelli
View of Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance
Coluccio Salutati
Detail of a portrait of Cardinal Hugh of Saint-Cher (wearing spectacles), painted by Tommaso da Modena in 1352. Tommaso trained in Venice and worked mostly in Northern Italy.