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renaissance

[ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ri-ney-suhns] / ˌrɛn əˈsɑns, -ˈzɑns, -ˈsɑ̃s, ˈrɛn əˌsɑns, -ˌzɑns, -ˌsɑ̃s, rɪˈneɪ səns /


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Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and now Raphael: New York's prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art is dedicating a retrospective to the third of the great masters of the Italian Renaissance.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Through him, we are allowed a rare glimpse into the street-level experiences of a common Renaissance man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Economics Renaissance Macro Research External link March 6: In February, nonfarm payrolls slid 92,000 with the prior two months revised down by 69,000.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Each piece in the Beverly Hills gallery, illuminated by an arched spotlight and flanked by a label chronicling its history, carried the aura of a Renaissance painting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

But in this case it is easy to find the first cause—Western science got started because the Renaissance happened.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin