Brunelleschi

American  

[broon-l-es-kee, broo-nel-les-kee] / ˌbrun lˈɛs ki, ˌbru nɛlˈlɛs ki /

Italian Brunellesco

noun

1. Filippo 1377?–1446, Italian architect.

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Brunelleschi British  

/ brunelˈleski /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The author also explains the innovative engineering behind Brunelleschi’s dome in a way even the physics-averse can understand.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Vandals and Visigoths must have felt that way; Donatello and Brunelleschi no less.

From Washington Post

The same room includes two crucifixes in painted wood, the first by Donatello, the second by Brunelleschi.

From Washington Post

Donatello was born in 1386, the son of a craftsman, and was apprenticed to the goldsmith and sculptor Ghiberti, also becoming a close friend of the architect and sculptor Brunelleschi.

From New York Times

In 1425, Brunelleschi placed just such a point in the center of a drawing of a famous Florentine building, the Baptistery.

From Literature