Brunelleschi
Americannoun
noun
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Filippo Brunelleschi is as familiar as he is elusive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, charged with preserving the landmark cathedral and operating its museum, called the discovery of the terracotta bust depicting Filippo Brunelleschi after nearly 700 years “exceptional.”
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024
The same room includes two crucifixes in painted wood, the first by Donatello, the second by Brunelleschi.
From Washington Post • May 12, 2022
The pair’s combined patronage extended the length of the High Renaissance, from Donatello and Brunelleschi to Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2021
Our only half-decent description of it was written in the 1480s, by Antonio Manetti, who was twenty-three years old when Brunelleschi died.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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