Renaissance period
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The Renaissance period was a transformative era in European history, roughly spanning the 14th to 17th centuries, marked by a revival of classical learning and a flourishing of art, science, and humanist thought.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Renaissance period canonical | 2 |
| Renaissance and Baroque | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Renaissance period Context triple: [Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle, hasArtworksFrom, Renaissance period]
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The Renaissance
The Renaissance is a sweeping historical work by Will Durant that chronicles the cultural, artistic, and intellectual rebirth of Europe from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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Renaissance
Renaissance is Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed 2022 dance-oriented studio album that blends house, disco, and club music influences into a celebratory exploration of Black queer culture and liberation.
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Renaissance
"Renaissance" is a political and economic work by former Czech president Václav Klaus that critiques European integration and contemporary liberalism from a conservative, eurosceptic perspective.
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Renaissance
Renaissance is a British progressive rock band formed in the late 1960s, known for blending rock with classical and folk influences and featuring complex, symphonic arrangements.
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Renaissance
Renaissance is a renowned UK-based record label and club brand known for its influential role in the global progressive house and trance scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Renaissance period Target entity description: The Renaissance period was a transformative era in European history, roughly spanning the 14th to 17th centuries, marked by a revival of classical learning and a flourishing of art, science, and humanist thought.
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A.
The Renaissance
The Renaissance is a sweeping historical work by Will Durant that chronicles the cultural, artistic, and intellectual rebirth of Europe from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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B.
Renaissance
Renaissance is Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed 2022 dance-oriented studio album that blends house, disco, and club music influences into a celebratory exploration of Black queer culture and liberation.
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C.
Renaissance
Renaissance is a British progressive rock band formed in the late 1960s, known for blending rock with classical and folk influences and featuring complex, symphonic arrangements.
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D.
Renaissance
"Renaissance" is a political and economic work by former Czech president Václav Klaus that critiques European integration and contemporary liberalism from a conservative, eurosceptic perspective.
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E.
Renaissance
Renaissance is a renowned UK-based record label and club brand known for its influential role in the global progressive house and trance scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic movement
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cultural movement ⓘ historical period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Age of Enlightenment
NERFINISHED
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Baroque period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Renaissance art ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
development of linear perspective
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expansion of printing ⓘ growth of vernacular literature ⓘ patronage by wealthy elites ⓘ questioning of traditional authorities ⓘ rediscovery of classical texts ⓘ |
| hasCoreRegion |
Florence
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicContext |
growth of trade
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rise of merchant classes ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
humanism
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individualism ⓘ perspective in art ⓘ revival of classical antiquity ⓘ scientific inquiry ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
foundation for modern Western thought
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transition from medieval to early modern era ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicStyle | Renaissance music ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
Albrecht Dürer
NERFINISHED
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Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ Donatello NERFINISHED ⓘ Erasmus of Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ Filippo Brunelleschi NERFINISHED ⓘ Galileo Galilei NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Kepler NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo da Vinci NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorenzo de’ Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Niccolò Machiavelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolaus Copernicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrarch NERFINISHED ⓘ Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandro Botticelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Titian NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalMovement | Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext |
Catholic Counter-Reformation
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Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| hasSubPeriod |
Dutch Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ French Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ German Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTechnologicalContext | invention of the printing press ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical Greek culture
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classical Roman culture ⓘ |
| influencedField |
architecture
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art ⓘ education ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political thought ⓘ science ⓘ |
| partOf | European history ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gothic period ⓘ |
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Subject: Renaissance period Description of subject: The Renaissance period was a transformative era in European history, roughly spanning the 14th to 17th centuries, marked by a revival of classical learning and a flourishing of art, science, and humanist thought.
Referenced by (3)
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Renaissance and Baroque