Cinque Cento

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