Which musical era is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina associated with?

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is associated with the Renaissance musical era.1

A preeminent Italian composer of the 16th century, he is widely recognized as a master of contrapuntal composition and a primary representative of the conservative approach to church music during the Counter-Reformation. His work represents the culmination of the imitative style that defined the "golden age" of Renaissance counterpoint.12