... to read and write. Along with the publishing of books came many new theorists and architects that now published their work, or were published about, as was the case with Filippo Brunelleschi. "A sculptor and a goldsmith; in 1401, Brunelleschi was one of the contestants in the framed sculpture competition for a new bronze door for the Florence Baptistery-1. Much more then a talented sculptor ... technological analysis. His best-known work was his final inspiration for a great dome, an idea that he acquired from attentive studies of the cupola of the Pantheon. "From 1409 onwards, Filippo ...

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... and each layer is indented a little bit more each time to form the dome shape. The first layer is strong to support the second layer and architectural features like statues. Filippo Brunelleschi is generally credited as being the founder of the renaissance style of architecture. Born in Florence in 1377, he carried out all his major works in that city. His ... ...

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