Filippo Brunelleschi

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.

Filippo Brunelleschi
Born	Filippo di ser Brunellesco di Lippo Lapi[1] 1377 Florence, Republic of Florence
Died	15 April 1446(1446-04-15) (aged 68–69) Florence, Republic of Florence
Known for	Architecture, sculpture, mechanical engineering
Notable work	Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore
Movement	Early Renaissance

Biography

Early life

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 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)

Related pages

• Italian Renaissance art

References

1. 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.
2. "Il miracolo della cupola di «Pippo» Brunelleschi" (in Italian). corriere.it. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
3. Bruschi, Arnaldo (2006). Filippo Brunelleschi. Milano: Electa. p. 9.
4. Manetti, Antonio (1970). The Life of Brunelleschi. Translated by Enggass, Catherine. Pennsylvania State University Press. pp. 36–38.
5. 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 reading

• 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• 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 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine)
• 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

Other websites

• Free audio guide of Brunelleschi's Dome
• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Filippo Brunelleschi", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.