Filippo Brunelleschi
Italian architect, sculptor and engineer
'Filippo Brunelleschi (/ˌbruːnəˈlɛski/ BROO-nə-LESK-ee, Italian: [fiˈlippo brunelˈleski], also known as Pippo;[2] 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.
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| Born | Filippo di ser Brunellesco di Lippo Lapi[1] 1377 |
| Died | 15 April 1446 (aged 68–69) Florence, Republic of Florence |
| Known for | Architecture, sculpture, mechanical engineering |
Notable work | Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore |
| Movement | Early Renaissance |
BiographyEdit
Early lifeEdit
Brunelleschi was born in Florence, Italy in 1377.[3] His family consisted of his father, Brunellesco di Lippo, a notary and civil servant, his mother Giuliana Spini, and his two brothers.[4] The family was well-off; the palace of the Spini family still exists, across from the Church of the Trinita in Florence.[5]
Main worksEdit
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)
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Walker, Paul Robert (2003). The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World. HarperCollins. p. 5. ISBN 0-380-97787-7.
- ↑ "Il miracolo della cupola di «Pippo» Brunelleschi" (in Italian). corriere.it. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ↑ Bruschi, Arnaldo (2006). Filippo Brunelleschi. Milano: Electa. p. 9.
- ↑ Manetti, Antonio (1970). The Life of Brunelleschi. Translated by Enggass, Catherine. Pennsylvania State University Press. pp. 36–38.
- ↑ Walker, Paul Robert (2003). The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World. HarperCollins. p. 11. ISBN 0-380-97787-7.
Other readingEdit
- Argan, Giulio Carlo; Robb, Nesca A (1946). "The Architecture of Brunelleschi and the Origins of Perspective Theory in the Fifteenth Century". Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 9: 96–121. doi:10.2307/750311. JSTOR 750311. S2CID 190022297.
- Fanelli, Giovanni (2004). Brunelleschi's Cupola: Past and Present of an Architectural Masterpiece. Florence: Mandragora.
- Heydenreich, Ludwig H. (1996). Architecture in Italy, 1400–1500. New Haven/London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-06467-4.
- Hyman, Isabelle (1974). Brunelleschi in perspective. Prentice-Hall.
- Kemp, Martin (1978). "Science, Non-science and Nonsense: The Interpretation of Brunelleschi's Perspective". Art History. 1 (2): 134–161. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8365.1978.tb00010.x.
- Prager, F. D. (1950). "Brunelleschi's Inventions and the 'Renewal of Roman Masonry Work'". Osiris. 9: 457–554. doi:10.1086/368537. S2CID 143092927.
- Millon, Henry A.; Lampugnani, Vittorio Magnago, eds. (1994). The Renaissance from Brunelleschi to Michelangelo: the Representation of Architecture. London: Thames and Hudson.
- Trachtenberg, Marvin (1988). What Brunelleschi Saw: Monument and Site at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. New York.
- King, Ross (2000). Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture. New York: Walker. ISBN 0-8027-1366-1.
- Devémy, Jean-François (2013). Sur les traces de Filippo Brunelleschi, l'invention de la coupole de Santa Maria del Fiore à Florence. Suresnes: Les Editions du Net. ISBN 978-2-312-01329-9. (in line presentation)
- Saalman, Howard (1993). Filippo Brunelleschi: The Buildings. Penn State Press. ISBN 0271010673.
- Vereycken, Karel, "The Secrets of the Florentine Dome", Schiller Institute, 2013. (Translation from the French, "Les secrets du dôme de Florence", la revue Fusion, n° 96, Mai, Juin 2003)
- "The Great Cathedral Mystery", PBS Nova TV documentary, February 12, 2014
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