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