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CREDITS: *http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/brunelleschi.html
*Born in Florence, Italy in 1377 *Filippo Brunelleschi died on April 16, 1446, at the age of sixty-nine *He was laid to rest by the citizens of Florence, under the floor of the Cathedral of Florence.
Filippo Brunelleschi
'Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to build an architectural wonder we continue to marvel at today
*He was expected to follow in his father's footsteps *His father saw in him an innate talent for art
''Believed to have apprenticed under the goldsmith Benincasa Lotti, Brunelleschi's name first appears in a contract dated December 31, 1399 to render figures for the altar of Saint James in the cathedral of Saint Zeno in Pistoia. ''
''Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius designed and built an architectural wonder: the great dome over the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. Considered impossible to build, the dome had baffled architects for more than 100 years, and Brunelleschi's solution was so daring that he was denounced as a madman when he proposed it.''
''The historical significance is all the more impressive if one keeps in mind the fact that few of the buildings he began or designed were even partially achieved or completed before his death.''
