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Architect · Engineer · Sculptor
Florentine architect and engineer. He is best known for the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and was also involved in the study of linear perspective. He is a person who thinks about Renaissance architecture.
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Work
Dome of Florence Cathedral
1420–1436
Building
Early Renaissance architecture
1418–1446
Cultural event · Participant
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Born in the Republic of Florence, he trained in goldsmithing and carving. In the city-state of Florence, art was supported by commerce, craftsmanship, ancient research, and urban prestige.
He presented a technical solution to build a huge cathedral dome without scaffolding, relearning the order of ancient architecture. It represented the early Renaissance, combining architecture with mathematics, engineering, and urban symbolism.
It is said that Brunelleschi was highly competitive and devised ways to keep his designs secret. It shows a time when artists were not only craftsmen but also inventors and engineers.
When you study Brunelleschi, you realize that the Renaissance was born not only from painting and sculpture, but also from the connections between architecture, mathematics, engineering, and urban politics. He was the starting point for early modern European art. The relationship between urban prestige and technological innovation can also be seen.
