Filippo Brunelleschi

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Filippo Brunelleschi was an Italian Renaissance architect and engineer best known for designing the revolutionary dome of Florence Cathedral, which became a landmark achievement in Western architecture.

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instanceOf Italian Renaissance architect
architect
engineer
human
activeIn Florence
birthDate 1377
birthPlace Florence
Republic of Florence
burialPlace Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
surface form: Florence Cathedral
contemporaryOf Donatello
Lorenzo Ghiberti
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence
deathDate 1446-04-15
deathPlace Florence
Republic of Florence
designed self-supporting masonry dome of Florence Cathedral
employer Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
surface form: Opera del Duomo of Florence
era Renaissance
surface form: Early Renaissance
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Filippo Brunelleschi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brunelleschi
fieldOfWork architecture
engineering
perspective
genre Renaissance architecture
givenName Filippo Zappata
surface form: Filippo
influenced Leon Battista Alberti
Michelangelo
Renaissance architecture
knownFor designing the dome of Florence Cathedral
development of linear perspective experiments
pioneering Renaissance architecture in Florence
movement Renaissance
surface form: Italian Renaissance
name Filippo Brunelleschi self-link
notableWork Basilica of San Lorenzo
surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence

Foundling Hospital (Ospedale degli Innocenti) loggia
Florence Cathedral dome
surface form: Lantern of Florence Cathedral

Basilica of San Lorenzo
surface form: Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo

Ospedale degli Innocenti
Pazzi Chapel
Florence Cathedral dome
surface form: Santa Maria del Fiore dome

Santo Spirito, Florence
Florence Cathedral dome
surface form: dome of Florence Cathedral
occupation architect
designer
engineer
sculptor
participatedIn competition for the Florence Baptistery doors
usedTechnique double-shell dome structure
herringbone brick pattern in dome construction
innovative hoisting machines for construction

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Renaissance architecture notableArchitect Filippo Brunelleschi
Donato Bramante influencedBy Filippo Brunelleschi
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Florence Cathedral dome architect Filippo Brunelleschi
Florence Cathedral dome designerOfLantern Filippo Brunelleschi
Republic of Florence notablePerson Filippo Brunelleschi
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence hasArtworkBy Filippo Brunelleschi
this entity surface form: Brunelleschi
Donatello collaboratedWith Filippo Brunelleschi
Cosimo de' Medici patronOf Filippo Brunelleschi
this entity surface form: Brunelleschi
Giotto positionHeld Filippo Brunelleschi
this entity surface form: capomastro (master builder) of Florence Cathedral
Palazzo Pitti architect Filippo Brunelleschi
this entity surface form: Filippo Brunelleschi (attributed)
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore domeEngineer Filippo Brunelleschi
Basilica of San Lorenzo architect Filippo Brunelleschi
De pictura dedicatedTo Filippo Brunelleschi
Renaissance art theory hasKeyFigure Filippo Brunelleschi
Ospedale degli Innocenti architect Filippo Brunelleschi
Pazzi Chapel architect Filippo Brunelleschi
Santo Spirito, Florence hasArchitect Filippo Brunelleschi
Opera del Duomo associatedWith Filippo Brunelleschi
Lorenzo Ghiberti influencedBy Filippo Brunelleschi
Masaccio influencedBy Filippo Brunelleschi
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San Lorenzo complex, Florence notableArchitect Filippo Brunelleschi
Medici family patronOf Filippo Brunelleschi