Brunelleschi
Americannoun
noun
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Filippo Brunelleschi, the architect, designed the Innocenti building, while Andrea della Robbia, the sculptor, was responsible for depicting idealized versions of the swaddled infants the institution took in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 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 Vandals and Visigoths must have felt that way; Donatello and Brunelleschi no less.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2023
Donatello was born in 1386, the son of a craftsman, and was apprenticed to the goldsmith and sculptor Ghiberti, also becoming a close friend of the architect and sculptor Brunelleschi.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
If Brunelleschi was simply trying to create an impression of depth, he could have simply shown an interior with a tiled floor.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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