Flippo Brunelleschi Research Paper
Filippo Brunelleschi a Renaissance Genius European Renaissance was an era filled with curiosity and a need for knowledge. This need for knowledge supported many sailors, cartographers, mathematicians, explorers, navigators, architects, and many more. There was a particular architect that innovated many ideas for the Renaissance, that architect is Filippo Brunelleschi. Filippo Brunelleschi was a man of many talents which helped him to succeed in life. He designed places for children to live, the Florence Ospedale degile Innocenti. He designed the astounding dome which resides at the Florence Cathedral, which turned out to be a well-known church that is greatly recognised by many people in the world. Filippo Brunelleschi was a very important
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figure in the Renaissance era. Filippo Brunelleschi (Filippo di ser Brunellesco), is what people would describe a genius with a humour.
Being one of the first architect’s in Renaissance History makes him seem much more spectacular. He was born in 1377 in Florence, Italy. His father was Brunellesco di Lippo who was a lawyer, and his mother was Giuliana Spini. Filippo was the middle son of their three children. The young Filippo was given a literary and mathematical education intended to enable him to follow in the footsteps of his father, a civil servant. His first biographer Antonio Manetti described him as a person who plays’ practical jokes once in a while, he never boasted about his accomplishments, and was very patient to those who provoked him unless they commented about something utterly unacceptable. “Heaven also endowed Filippo with the highest virtues, among which was friendship, so that there never existed a man more kind or loving than he. In his judgement he was dispassionate, and whenever he considered the measure of another man 's merits, he set aside his own interest or that of his friends.”(Chapter III: Brunelleschi’s Peepshow and The Invention of Perspective. Pg.2”). Not only was he a genius, he was talented in many other areas such as being a goldsmith, and sculpturing. Unfortunately he died on April 15, 1446 (aged
68–69). The Florence Ospedale degile Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents), was used for an orphanage. Filippo Brunelleschi was employed by the Arte della Lana, an silk guild in Renaissance times, in 1419 to design this historical building. It was also built by the Arte della Lana silk guild. The Florence Ospedale degile Innocenti is a great example of early Italian Renaissance architecture. This building was used for parent(s) who could not afford to keep their child(ren). The parent(s) could abandon their child(ren) in a basin located in the front. This system was removed in 1660, and replaced by a spinning horizontal wheel. There was a door with the spinning wheel that allowed the parent(s) to leave their child(ren) without anyone knowing. However this orphanage closed in 1875. In present days, it is used as gallery for the finest arts in Renaissance History. "Innocenti" represents the evolving humanistic views of Florence of the early Renaissance.” (“Gallery of the Ospedale of Innocenti”). This quote represents the humanistic views of Filippo Brunelleschi. The Florence Cathedral is the architecture that wrote Filippo Brunelleschi’s name in history. “The dome of Florence’s cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, still stands proudly as the largest dome ever constructed by bricks—a testimony to the intellectual power of the Renaissance.” (“Filippo Brunelleschi: Genius or Madman”). Filippo created an invention that enables an ox to pull a switch to pull objects up and down. That invention was not the only one he created. Filippo Brunelleschi designed a net to catch people who were working on the dome. The dome was the only part designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, the church, the baptistery, and the bell tower was designed by other people such as Arnolfo di Cambio, Giotto di Bondone, and Andrea Pisano. The dome was the only part that Filippo Brunelleschi designed. Filippo Brunelleschi was not assigned this job; he won the right to design this job by winning a contest to build the dome. Some people think that the dome may have been easy to build, but it was not. This following quote explains it. “The construction of the Dome took 16 years. The dome used 4,000,000 Bricks. In 1446 Brunelleschi was buried under the cathedral.” (“Filippo Brunelleschi and the Dome”). It was a very difficult job to handle. Filippo contributed to the growth of European Renaissance, through architectural ways. He is sure to have inspired many other architects’ in the Renaissance. He is what seemed to be a man with extraordinary talents for creating objects. He designed a place where children can feel hope and love, from someone other than their parents. The design that changed his life, the dome of the Florence Cathedral still stands tall in present day, admired by people who catch their eye on the cathedral.
Bibliography
Michael Kubovy and Christopher Tyler, Chapter III: Brunelleschi 's Peepshow and The Invention of Perspective, 1988, http://www.webexhibits.org, February 13, 2015
Bettina Röhrig, Gallery of the Ospedale degli Innocenti, N/A, http://www.museumsinflorence.com , February 13, 2015
Adriana Davis, Filippo Brunelleschi: Genius or Madman?, 2011, https://sites.google.com , February 14, 2015
Fdebraaf, Brunelleschi and the Dome, OCTOBER 6, 2010, https://renaissance12397.wordpress.com , February 14, 2015
figure in the Renaissance era. Filippo Brunelleschi (Filippo di ser Brunellesco), is what people would describe a genius with a humour.
Being one of the first architect’s in Renaissance History makes him seem much more spectacular. He was born in 1377 in Florence, Italy. His father was Brunellesco di Lippo who was a lawyer, and his mother was Giuliana Spini. Filippo was the middle son of their three children. The young Filippo was given a literary and mathematical education intended to enable him to follow in the footsteps of his father, a civil servant. His first biographer Antonio Manetti described him as a person who plays’ practical jokes once in a while, he never boasted about his accomplishments, and was very patient to those who provoked him unless they commented about something utterly unacceptable. “Heaven also endowed Filippo with the highest virtues, among which was friendship, so that there never existed a man more kind or loving than he. In his judgement he was dispassionate, and whenever he considered the measure of another man 's merits, he set aside his own interest or that of his friends.”(Chapter III: Brunelleschi’s Peepshow and The Invention of Perspective. Pg.2”). Not only was he a genius, he was talented in many other areas such as being a goldsmith, and sculpturing. Unfortunately he died on April 15, 1446 (aged
68–69). The Florence Ospedale degile Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents), was used for an orphanage. Filippo Brunelleschi was employed by the Arte della Lana, an silk guild in Renaissance times, in 1419 to design this historical building. It was also built by the Arte della Lana silk guild. The Florence Ospedale degile Innocenti is a great example of early Italian Renaissance architecture. This building was used for parent(s) who could not afford to keep their child(ren). The parent(s) could abandon their child(ren) in a basin located in the front. This system was removed in 1660, and replaced by a spinning horizontal wheel. There was a door with the spinning wheel that allowed the parent(s) to leave their child(ren) without anyone knowing. However this orphanage closed in 1875. In present days, it is used as gallery for the finest arts in Renaissance History. "Innocenti" represents the evolving humanistic views of Florence of the early Renaissance.” (“Gallery of the Ospedale of Innocenti”). This quote represents the humanistic views of Filippo Brunelleschi. The Florence Cathedral is the architecture that wrote Filippo Brunelleschi’s name in history. “The dome of Florence’s cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, still stands proudly as the largest dome ever constructed by bricks—a testimony to the intellectual power of the Renaissance.” (“Filippo Brunelleschi: Genius or Madman”). Filippo created an invention that enables an ox to pull a switch to pull objects up and down. That invention was not the only one he created. Filippo Brunelleschi designed a net to catch people who were working on the dome. The dome was the only part designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, the church, the baptistery, and the bell tower was designed by other people such as Arnolfo di Cambio, Giotto di Bondone, and Andrea Pisano. The dome was the only part that Filippo Brunelleschi designed. Filippo Brunelleschi was not assigned this job; he won the right to design this job by winning a contest to build the dome. Some people think that the dome may have been easy to build, but it was not. This following quote explains it. “The construction of the Dome took 16 years. The dome used 4,000,000 Bricks. In 1446 Brunelleschi was buried under the cathedral.” (“Filippo Brunelleschi and the Dome”). It was a very difficult job to handle. Filippo contributed to the growth of European Renaissance, through architectural ways. He is sure to have inspired many other architects’ in the Renaissance. He is what seemed to be a man with extraordinary talents for creating objects. He designed a place where children can feel hope and love, from someone other than their parents. The design that changed his life, the dome of the Florence Cathedral still stands tall in present day, admired by people who catch their eye on the cathedral.
Bibliography
Michael Kubovy and Christopher Tyler, Chapter III: Brunelleschi 's Peepshow and The Invention of Perspective, 1988, http://www.webexhibits.org, February 13, 2015
Bettina Röhrig, Gallery of the Ospedale degli Innocenti, N/A, http://www.museumsinflorence.com , February 13, 2015
Adriana Davis, Filippo Brunelleschi: Genius or Madman?, 2011, https://sites.google.com , February 14, 2015
Fdebraaf, Brunelleschi and the Dome, OCTOBER 6, 2010, https://renaissance12397.wordpress.com , February 14, 2015