Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE) was an Italian Renaissance architect, goldsmith, and sculptor, who is most famous for his work on the cathedral of Florence and its impressive soaring brick dome, completed in 1436 CE. Considered one of the founding fathers of Renaissance architecture, Brunelleschi was particularly interested in the study of linear perspective and achieving a harmonious simplicity of form in buildings which also considered the immediate environment in which they were constructed.
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1377 - 1446Life of the Italian Renaissance architect and sculptor Filippo Brunelleschi.
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1401 - 1403The Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect Filippo Brunelleschi competes for (and loses) the commission to create the bronze doors of Florence's Baptistery.
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1418 - 1428The Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo, Florence is built according to the design by Filippo Brunelleschi.
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c. 1419The Italian Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi designs the influential Ospedale degli Innocenti in Florence.
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1430The Italian Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi is involved in a failed project by the city of Florence to flood Lucca.
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1436The Italian Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi completes the dome of the cathedral of Florence.
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1436The Italian Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi begins work on the Church of Santo Spirito in Florence.
