Filippo BrunelleschiFilippo Brunelleschi1377-1446

“The Dome Guy”

1377-1446“The Dome Guy”

FailureFailure• Started as a goldsmith/sculptor. Lost in a competition (to build a set of doors for the Florence Baptistery) to Ghiberti and switched to architecture.

• Started as a goldsmith/sculptor. Lost in a competition (to build a set of doors for the Florence Baptistery) to Ghiberti and switched to architecture.

Rome with DonatelloRome with Donatello

• Traveled together• Donatello studied the statues.

Brunelleschi drew sketches of the buildings/sculptures.

• Called themselves “the heirs or Rome”• Other artists called them “treasure seekers”

• Traveled together• Donatello studied the statues.

Brunelleschi drew sketches of the buildings/sculptures.

• Called themselves “the heirs or Rome”• Other artists called them “treasure seekers”

Linear PerspectivesLinear Perspectives• Around 1420 painted two panels to

demonstrate his theory of linear perspectives• His theory: all parallel lines in the foreground

of painting should converge at a single vanishing point on the horizon.

• Pointed out that close-up figures should appear larger than distant ones.

• Around 1420 painted two panels to demonstrate his theory of linear perspectives

• His theory: all parallel lines in the foreground of painting should converge at a single vanishing point on the horizon.

• Pointed out that close-up figures should appear larger than distant ones.

“Brunelleschi’s Dome”“Brunelleschi’s Dome”• Competition to design a dome for

the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.

• Designed double dome.• 16 years to build.

• Competition to design a dome for the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.

• Designed double dome.• 16 years to build.

After the dome…After the dome…

• After designing dome,worked on more buildings• The Florentine churches of Santa Maria degli Angel, San Lorenzo, Santo Spirito, and Pazzi Chapel in Santa Croce.

• After designing dome,worked on more buildings• The Florentine churches of Santa Maria degli Angel, San Lorenzo, Santo Spirito, and Pazzi Chapel in Santa Croce.

Churches of Santa Maria degli Angeli