Filippo Brunelleschi
Filippo di ser Brunellesco di Lippo Lapi (1377 – 15 April 1446), commonly known as
Filippo Brunelleschi ( , ) and also nicknamed
Pippo by
Leon Battista Alberti, was an Italian architect, designer, goldsmith and sculptor. He is considered to be a founding father of
Renaissance architecture. He is recognized as the first modern engineer, planner, and sole construction supervisor. In 1421, Brunelleschi became the first person to receive a patent in the Western world. He is most famous for designing the
dome of the
Florence Cathedral, and for the mathematical technique of
linear perspective in art which governed pictorial depictions of space until the late 19th century and influenced the rise of modern science. His accomplishments also include other architectural works, sculpture, mathematics, engineering, and ship design. Most surviving works can be found in
Florence.
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