4th+Period+-+Filippo+Brunelleschi

=4th Period - Filippo Brunelleschi=

By: Hannah F.



Date of birth: 1377?

Location of birth: Florence, Italy

Parents’ names: Brunellesco Di Lippo Lapi and Giuliana Spini

Family background: Filippo Brunelleschi was the son of Ser Brunellesco Di Lippo Lapi and Guiliana Spini. Brunelleschi's father was a notary and his mother's work was unknown. He was the second of three sons. He had one younger and one older brother. His older brother, Tommaso was a goldsmith. Tommaso died in 1422. His younger brother was named Giovanni.

Date of death: April 15, 1446

Location of death/grave: Under the Catherdral of Florence in Florence, Italy

Education: Filippo Brunelleschi was originally trained as a sculptor and a goldsmith. In 1398, he passed an exam to become a guild master goldsmith. It took him only 6 years to do so. Brunelleschi entered a contest for bronze relief but ended up loosing to another sculptor. After the lose, Brunelleschi changed his interest from sculpting/goldsmith to architecture. Brunelleschi was interested in mathematics as well as architecture. Brunelleschi invented the linear perspective.

Career: After finish ing his training to be a sculptor and goldsmith, Brunelleschi entered a competition for the bronze reliefs. He lost the competition to Lorenzo Ghiberti. Brunelleschi changed his ways and became interested in architecture after the lose. His depression from loosing, was most likely the reason for Brunelleschi's switch. Later during his architecture career, he began to work on the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Flore in Florence. .

Legacy: Flippo Brunelleschi is known for his architecture. Brunelleschi was the first architect to study how the Ancient Roman bulidings were made. After gathering enough information, Brunelleschi redid the buildings by using the same design but different elements. Brunelleschi's work on the Catherdral of Santa Maria de Flore is also one of his great works. His work on the cathe rdral began in 1420 and was finished in 1436. Brunelleschi also invented the linear perspective to demonstrate his art.

Additional/Interesting information: Brunelleschi died at the age of 69. His death was unknown. Brunellschi also created the Foundling Hospital. The Foundling Hospital is still used today but is not used as a hospital but as a children's orphanage. His interest in mathematics and architecture lead him to friendship with Donatello (another architecture). Brunelleschi's tomb reads "A man of great genius." He is known as one of the founding fathers of the Italian Renaissance. During the last 26 years of Brunellschi's life was as a cheif of the Catherdral of Santa Maria de Flore in Florence.

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