Brunelleschi

[ broon-l-es-kee; Italian broo-nel-les-kee ]

/ ˌbrun lˈɛs ki; Italian ˌbru nɛlˈlɛs ki /

noun

Fi·lip·po

[fi-lip-oh; Italian fee-leep-paw] /fɪˈlɪp oʊ; Italian fiˈlip pɔ/,1377?–1446, Italian architect.

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Also Bru·nel·les·co

[broon-l-es-koh; Italian broo-nel-les-kaw] /ˌbrun lˈɛs koʊ; Italian ˌbru nɛlˈlɛs kɔ/.

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Example sentences from the Web for brunelleschi

Morel, like Brunelleschi, was an architect as well as a craftsman in bronze.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3)|Leonard Williams
It is well known that the erection of the dome was finally entrusted to Brunelleschi in 1420.
Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3|John Addington Symonds
Then Brunelleschi said, "Donatello, you take these things and go to my house, and I will come after in a minute or two."
A Short History of Italy|Henry Dwight Sedgwick
Donatello was a great friend of Brunelleschi, and Vasari tells this anecdote about them.
A Short History of Italy|Henry Dwight Sedgwick

The practical joke devised by Brunelleschi consisted in persuading Manetto that he had been changed into a certain Matteo.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for brunelleschi

Brunelleschi

/ (Italian brunelˈleski) /

noun

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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