Quattrocento
![Sandro Botticelli's Annunciation, painted 1489–1490, is an example of Quattrocento art.](/Images/godic/202502/05/Sandro_Botticelli_0804819.jpg")
The cultural and artistic events of 15th century Italy are collectively referred to as the Quattrocento (Italian pronunciation: [ˌkwattroˈtʃɛnto]; from the Italian for the number 400, or from "millequattrocento," 1400). Quattrocento encompasses the artistic styles of the late Middle Ages (most notably International Gothic) and the early Renaissance.