The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) is an academic association founded in 1954 supporting the study of the Renaissance period, 1300–1650, in Western history.
It publishes the Renaissance Quarterly, an internal newsletter (Renaissance News & Notes), and the Renaissance Society of America Reprint Text Series. The Society also awards annually the Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Prize[1] of US$1,000 for the best book published in Renaissance studies. Its headquarters are in Philadelphia; the annual meeting takes place in changing cities within North America. Art historian Horst Waldemar Janson was a founding member and president of the society.