Filippo Brunelleschi
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Arts, Technology, Inventions, Architecture
- Subcategories: Engineering, Engineers, Architects
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: Brunelleschi’s architectural accomplishments, as well as his dedication to the principles of perspective, established a vigorous new classical Renaissance style that influenced building design for centuries.
Early Life
Filippo Brunelleschi was born in Florence in 1377, the second of three sons of Ser Brunellesco di Lippi and Giuliana degli Spini, the daughter of an established Florentine banking family. His father was a notary and middle-level public official frequently employed in various capacities by the republican government....
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