Filippo Brunelleschi: Italian architect, sculptor and engineer

Filippo Brunelleschi (/ˌbruːnəˈlɛski/ BROO-nə-LESK-ee, Italian: , also known as Pippo; 1377 – 15 April 1446) was one of the most important architects of the Italian Renaissance and an inventor of the perspective.

All of his most well-known works are in Florence, Italy.

Filippo Brunelleschi
Filippo Brunelleschi: Biography, Main works, Related pages
Born
Filippo di ser Brunellesco di Lippo Lapi

1377
Florence, Republic of Florence
Died15 April 1446(1446-04-15) (aged 68–69)
Florence, Republic of Florence
Known forArchitecture, sculpture, mechanical engineering
Notable workDome of Santa Maria del Fiore
MovementEarly Renaissance

Biography

Early life

Brunelleschi was born in Florence, Italy in 1377. His family consisted of his father, Brunellesco di Lippo, a notary and civil servant, his mother Giuliana Spini, and his two brothers. The family was well-off; the palace of the Spini family still exists, across from the Church of the Trinita in Florence.

Main works

The principal buildings and works designed by Brunelleschi or which included his involvement:

  • Dome of the Florence Cathedral (1419–1436)
  • Ospedale degli Innocenti (1419–ca.1445)
  • The Basilica of San Lorenzo (1419–1480s)
  • Meeting Hall of the Palazzo di Parte Guelfa (1420s–1445)
  • Sagrestia Vecchia, or Old Sacristy of S. Lorenzo (1421–1440)
  • Santa Maria degli Angeli: unfinished, (begun 1434)
  • The lantern of Florence Cathedral (1436–ca.1450)
  • The exedrae of Florence Cathedral (1439–1445)
  • The church of Santo Spirito (1441–1481)
  • Pazzi Chapel (1441–1460s)

References

Other reading

Other websites

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