... of texts that was further developed by Christian humanists like Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466? "1536), who used it to challenge the authenticity of the Vulgate Bible. Stone carver, Filippo Brunelleschi, (1377-1446) turned his gifts to building design and outlined (or upgraded) numerous temples and royal residences in a style that reflected his investigation of antiquated structures. He was especially ... ...

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... -1466) spent time in Rome studying and copying the statues of antiquity. His statue of David, is the first known life-size freestanding bronze nude in European art since antiquity. Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) was a friend of Donatello and accompanied him to Rome. He gained much inspiration from the architectural monuments of Roman antiquity that when he returned he was commissioned ... ...

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... influential powers during the Renaissance. The arts were extremely important to the Renaissance, and very influential. Architecture was modeled after classical Greek and Roman stylings. The greatest Italian architect was Filippo Brunelleschi, who was best known for his completion of a cathedral in 1436. Sculpture, as did architecture, reflected ancient Greek and Roman ideas. The best known sculptors were Donatello, Michelangelo and ... ...

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... much greater sizes and shapes of domes. The dome to be placed on the top of the cathedral in Florence was almost the size of the entire Parthenon in Rome. Filippo Brunelleschi studied structural solutions of the Romans from the "Book de Architectura- and had submitted the proposal to finish the cathedral. The dome was of an octagonal shape and was ... ...

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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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