Architecture

Cinquecento

The cultural and artistic events of Italy during the period 1500 to 1599 are collectively referred to as the Cinquecento ( CHING-kwih-CHEN-toh, Italian: [ˌtʃiŋkweˈtʃɛnto]), from the Italian for the number '500', in turn from millecinquecento, '1500'. Cinquecento encompasses the styles and events of the High Italian Renaissance, and Mannerism.

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• ▸Church of St. Clement of Ohrid
• ▸Arab Christians
• ▸Hercules and the Hydra (Zurbarán)

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