The 16th century, especially in Italian art and literature.
ETYMOLOGY:
Italian, from (mil) cinquecento, (one thousand) five hundred : cinque, five (from Latin qunque; see penkwe in Appendix I) + cento, hundred (from Latin centum; see dek in Appendix I).
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nque; see penkwe in Appendix I) + cento, hundred (from Latin centum; see dek
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