Brunelleschi

[ broon-l-es-kee; Italian broo-nel-les-kee ]

noun

1. Fi·lip·po [fi-, lip, -oh, fee-, leep, -paw], 1377?–1446, Italian architect.

Brunelleschi

/ brunelˈleski /

noun

1. BrunelleschiFilippo13771446MItalianARCHITECTURE: architect Filippo (fiˈlippo). 1377–1446, Italian architect, whose works in Florence include the dome of the cathedral, the Pazzi chapel of Santa Croce, and the church of San Lorenzo

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This appears to be one of the modifications from what Brunelleschi had intended.

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The impression is tremendous; no wonder that the Tuscans felt Brunelleschi to be the central figure of the Renaissance.

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Not even the Pyramids impress more strongly; for if Brunelleschi built a lesser pyramid, he hollowed his and hung it in the air.

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The famous "oaken chain" of Vasari's life of Brunelleschi is there, bolted together in successive beams.

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Brunelleschi, according to Vasari, made this a period of very severe study.

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