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#32 Brunelleschi & The Dome III
It’s thought that Bruno returned to Florence probably in 1416 or 1417 Which means he was in Rome for 15 years. How did he earn a living? Vasari…
#31 Brunelleschi & The Dome II
When Bruno – or Pippo was he was known to his friends (short for Filippo) went to Rome, after the embarrassment of the Baptistery doors competition, it wasn’t…
#30 Brunelleschi & The Dome I
After he finished the first set of doors, he was commissioned to make a huge bronze statue of John The Baptist by the same guild – by the…
#29 Ghiberti & The Doors II
Anyway – governors of Florence may have had a more immediate reason for selecting this story. The climax of the story emphasizes divine intervention, and we must remember…