A little bit about one of the more fascinating figures of the Italian Renaissance who is often overshadowed by other, better known figures.
Filippo Brunelleschi, also known as Pippo; 1377 – 15 April 1446) is considered to be a founding father of Renaissance architecture. He was a Florentine architect, designer and sculptor, and is now recognised to be the first modern engineer, planner, and sole construction supervisor. He is most famous for designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower or the Duomo, a feat of engineering that had not been accomplished since antiquity, as well as the development of the mathematical technique of linear perspective in art which governed pictorial depictions of space until the late 19th century. He also influenced the rise of modern science. His accomplishments include other architectural works, sculpture, mathematics, engineering, and ship design. His principal surviving works can be found in Florence, Italy.
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Brunelleschi, Dome of the Cathedral of Florence.
Filippo Brunelleschi: Great Minds
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