sixteenth-century
Early modern period
Sixteenth-century describes something from or relating to the years 1501–1600: sixteenth-century architecture, a sixteenth-century manuscript.
The hyphenated form functions as an adjective before a noun.
Without the hyphen, it names the period itself: the sixteenth century saw the Protestant Reformation.
European cultural reawakening
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- colonialOf occupied territories
exploration · Mughal · Ottoman · Ming · Hapsburg · conquest · mercantilism · Protestant
Fitted Renaissance jacket
- ruffPleated historical neckpiece
- codpieceOrnamental groin covering
- farthingaleHooped petticoat framework
- velvetThick-pile textile
brocade · lace · pewter · tapestry · timber-framed · cobblestone · parchment · quill
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- SpenserTudor allegorical poet
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- folioSingle-fold page format
- quartoFour-leaf printing format
Cervantes · printing press · vernacular · allegory · epic · drama · poetry · prose
Florentine sculptor and painter
- LeonardoItalian masculine name
- RaphaelRenaissance painter from Urbino
- TitianFamed Venetian Renaissance artist
- BruegelSixteenth-century Flemish master
mannerism · fresco · oil painting · portraiture · altarpiece · perspective · chiaroscuro · tempera
Renaissance astronomer, heliocentrism
- heliocentricSun as orbital center
- GalileoRenaissance astronomer from Italy
- VesaliusFather of anatomy
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
astronomy · alchemy · navigation · cartography · astrolabe · compass · telescope · printing
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
colonial · exploration · Mughal · Ottoman · Ming · Hapsburg · conquest · mercantilism · Protestant · Catholic
doublet
Fitted Renaissance jacket
- ruffPleated historical neckpiece
- codpieceOrnamental groin covering
- farthingaleHooped petticoat framework
velvet · brocade · lace · pewter · tapestry · timber-framed · cobblestone · parchment · quill · candle
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
Cervantes · quarto · printing press · vernacular · allegory · epic · drama · poetry · prose · pamphlet
Michelangelo
Florentine sculptor and painter
- LeonardoItalian masculine name
- RaphaelRenaissance painter from Urbino
- TitianFamed Venetian Renaissance artist
Bruegel · mannerism · fresco · oil painting · portraiture · altarpiece · perspective · chiaroscuro · tempera · miniature
Copernicus
Renaissance astronomer, heliocentrism
- heliocentricSun as orbital center
- GalileoRenaissance astronomer from Italy
- VesaliusFather of anatomy
anatomy · astronomy · alchemy · navigation · cartography · astrolabe · compass · telescope · printing · herbalism
sixteenth-centurycontemporary
Of the present age
modern · present-day · current · futuristic · ancient
sixteenth-centurymodern
Of recent times
postmodern · medieval · industrial · space-age · post-industrial
sixteen, sixth, century, centuries, centurion, centennial, cent, percent, percentage