Filippo Brunelleschi Essay, Research Paper
Humanities
9/29/00
Filippo Brunelleschi
Fililppo Brunelleschi was born in Florence, In 1377 he had an
intrest in architecture and prospective painting. He was really good
at many things, but he was mostly intrested in those two things.
During his career as an architect he accomplished many things
such as finishing the domes of Cupola of Saint Maria De Fiore. He
liked architecture because it fitted both his skills designing and
prospective drawing. He had alot of accomplishments and some
failures, such as when he entered and lost the famous design
competition of the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery. Fillipo
Brunelleschi was a great architect, he was also a great prospective
artist. During His career as a prospective artist he executed two
paintings now lost, probably between 1415 and 1420, and he is also
credited with paintings the architectural borders in one of Masaccio’s
early work.
Before Filippo Brunelleschi was a great archetict he was born
the second son of Ser Brunellesco Di Lippo lapi, a Florentine notary
and the son of Giulana Spini. Filippo also trained as a goldsmith and
sculptor. Filippo’s trail panel depecting “The Sacrifice Of Isaac” was
the high point of his carrer as a sculptor. Fillippo switched from being a
sculptor to a architect because he lost the competition of the bronze
doors. Filippo Brunelleschi was important to the renaissance because
he designed , built and finished many buildings. He also sculpt ” The
Crucfix of St. Maria Novella” which was very religious. Filippo was
a great engineer because he loved the challenge and loved solving
problems for example when he had to figure out a way to build a
dome which had certain needs for it to withstand its enormous weight
and the weather.
Filippo Brunelleschi had an intresting career and early life, He
was really important to his time because he designed, finished and
built many buildings.