How Did Flippo Brunelleschi Influence Architecture

The exploration and discovery I chose was: Brunelleschi's design of the dome for Florence's cathedral the motivation behind the discovery was because no one could figure out how to create a dome for the cathedral. They held a contest to find someone to build it. Brunelleschi came to them and gave his idea they thought he was crazy, but they also knew that he had a reputation of making great things. They questions were, what do you use to build it? What is going to be safe for everyone? This dome was just the tip of the iceberg he also created a crane that was able to hoist heavy materials into the air. The significance is that there is another way to build buildings. Brunelleschi relied on a lot of workers to help him build this done. He

Born on 6 of March 1475, Caprese Italy, Michelangelo is known as an architect, artist, poet, engineer and sculptor.

Leonardo da Vinci is credited for establishing humanistic influences during the Renaissance. Da Vinci enjoyed incorporating science with art; with his findings he concluded that objects were not made of just outlines, but were three-dimensional bodies that were delineated by shadows and light. He was one of the first to study the physical proportions of humans; men, women, and even children to establish the “ideal” figure. He believed as an artist, one should know not just the rules of perspective, but also the laws of nature. His observations of perspective and proportion paved way for new artistic views

Michelangelo had a gigantic influence on the renaissance. He was a master at both painting and sculpting, he also was an architect, engineer, and poet. During his day he was unbeatable in his painting and sculpting skills. He had many artist study under him and help him with painting the Sistine Chapel in Vatican, but none were on par with him.

Brunelleschi was most well known for accomplishing one of the greatest architectural feats during the Renaissance, under the patronage of the most wealthy Florentine families the Medici’s he succeeded in completing the dome of the Florence cathedral as well as developing the artistic technique of perspective.

During the Renaissance, there was a lot of artworks and creations. The art varied from paintings to sculptures. some of the famous artists during this time were Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello. These artists have created amazing works and have more than likely inspired many artists around the world today. These artists have created a huge impact on the importance of art along with giving more of a historic background. Each artist paints and or sculpts pieces that show human emotions, religious symbolism, and extreme detail.

Perspective is considered one of the most important aspects of Renaissance art. Artists such as Masaccio, Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael made the use of this device in many of their work. Thanks to Filippo Brunelleschi, who ‘invented’ and developed this technique called one point linear perspective. The intention of perspective in Renaissance art is to depict reality, reality being the ‘truth’. By simulating the three dimensional space on a flat surface, we in fact incorporate this element of realism into it.

"In 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed a monumental problem they’d been ignoring for decades: the enormous hole in the roof of their cathedral." This sets the stage for Brunelleschi to become a hero and master artisan. Brunelleschi had spent his life learning, as an apprentice goldsmith, he had learned and perfected techniques that were well ahead of the training he was given. He studied other areas of art as well, "Brunelleschi’s life seemed to have been one long apprenticeship for building the dome of unequaled beauty, usefulness, honor, and power that Florence yearned for." He, along with other actual architects applied to be the one to put a dome on the cathedral, and eventually one out. His dome consisted of two concentric

Bellini was born an artist, ready to change the artistic world and he has done just that with his ever evolved techniques. His advances and encouragement to the arts heavily inflicted our lives. Without him our historians would have nowhere near as good of an understanding of the Renaissance time and art will most likely have not advanced as it did. The beautiful art produced on the walls of which he painted could never be viewed. Art of landscapes could never be so accurate. This Italian artist with a mysterious past changed not only artistic history, but present understanding of the past as

I chose to look into the area of architecture and Brunelleschi’s design of the dome for Florence’s cathedral. The creation of the dome was started because the structure of the building required more of a dome shape than the buttresses and pointed arches that surrounded areas used. However, a domed roof of that large of a scale had never been attempted before, so there were many questions: could a dome that weighs tens of thousands of tons stay up without the traditional structures? Was there enough timber in Tuscany to create scaffolding and templates needed to shape the dome? Could a dome be built on the octagonal floor plan already in existence without collapsing inward as it arced toward the apex? Brunelleschi created a dome that didn’t

Brunelleschi was a man before his time. He was simply a goldsmith and watchmaker by trade, but there was nothing simple about him. When he was a child apprentice he became skilled at drawing, painting, wood carving, sculpture in silver and bronze, stone setting, and enamel work. His natural curiosity, and dedication to observing the natural world led him to Florence for what would be his greatest achievement, the Dome of the Cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore.

During the early Renaissance period there were many iconic artists some of which specialized in different aspects of art, such as, painters, sculptors, architects, and etc. These iconic artists played a special role in the Renaissance period of Europe. Renaissance meaning the cultural rebirth of Europe. It was during this time that new discoveries were brought about such as, technology, styles of art, new architectural designs, and many more. A special artist who contributed greatly to this was Filippo Brunelleschi. His greatest accomplishment would have to be the construction and creation of the Dome of Florence. Brunelleschi lived from 1377-1446 and

Michelangelo was one of the most influential and significant people that lived during the Renaissance period. The Renaissance, meaning 'rebirth ', was a significant time in European history that existed between the 14th and the 16th century. It was a time that led to development and change in literature, arts, architecture and philosophy. Michelangelo was very fortunate to live in this period as it brought him great success, especially in art and architecture. Not only did he learn from this new way of thinking, but as he progressed in his career, he also had and still has, a major influence on many other artists, worldwide.

I studied about the dome that Filippo Brunelleschi built for a cathedral in Florence. The dome that he built for the cathedral had to span 150 feet across and was about 10 stories tall. This was built at the beginning of the Renaissance, so the early 1400’s. For the technology that was available at the time, it should have been impossible for him to be able to build what he built. Not only was the dome huge, but it also started over 100 feet above the ground on walls already built. Brunelleschi was a genius who had an inquisitive mind. Trained as a goldsmith, he taught himself and mastered wood carving, drawing, painting, and sculpting among other things. The process by which he figured out how to build the impossible dome is actually

I chose to research Brunelleschi’s design of the dome for Florence’s cathedral. From what I read, it seemed that Brunelleschi was motivated to create the dome, because of a competition. Whoever was successful was going to win money. Brunelleschi was a smart man and knew what needed to be done to create what he had in mind. He had to even create some of his own inventions to help him create the dome, because there wasn’t anything out there to help him. The significance of the discovery was that he was able to create something that would last for years to come. This is where a lot of painters became famous during the renaissance era. Brunelleschi learned from the other architects of what not to do. He observed and changed things to make the structure