Filippo Brunelleschi

Filippo Brunelleschi's Birth

Apr 18, 1377

Born in Florence, Italy

Entered a contest to design the bronze doors of Babtistery in Florence

Oct 30, 1401

Although Brunelleschi did not win the contest, this event is when he was first seen as a promising young artist with his design "The Scarifice of Isaac."

Visited Rome

Period: Jan 1, 1402 to Jan 1, 1404

Brunelleschi visited his friend Donatello in Rome to study the ancient ruins that would influence his work in Italy.

Brunelleschi's wins contest with his design for the Duomo

Jun 28, 1418

His design was to be completed without support from scaffolding or flying buttresses, which influenced the rest of Italian Renaissance architecture.

Contruction of the Ospidale degli Innocenti begins

Dec 10, 1419

The construction of Filippo Brunelleschi's Ospidale degli Innocenti, or Hospital of the Innocents, began. It was the first of a series of column-supported arches that he designed that would become prevalent in Renaissance Italy.

Contruction of The Dome over the Cathedral of Florence begins

Sep 21, 1420

The contruction of the dome took most of Brunelleschi's life to complete. It was not finished until the 1430s and decorations were added in the years that followed.

Filippo Brunelleschi's Death

Apr 15, 1446

Died in Florence, Italy