Flippo Brunelleschi Analysis
The Great Duomo of Florence
I chose to write about Filippo Brunelleschi’s unprecedented work on the Gothic Cathedral of Florence, which is also known as the Duomo, in Italy. This particular subject fascinated me because I have had the privilege of being inside this cathedral in 2008. It is a magnificent structure, both in size and in beauty.
Filippo Brunelleschi was born in 1377, and grew up studying drawing, painting, as well as wheels, gears and motion. He later worked as a silver and goldsmith before studying architecture.
It was 1418 and the Florence cathedral that had originally been built in 1296 was in need of repair. There was a large hole in the roof and it needed to be completely rebuilt. The founding fathers wanted …show more content…
Fillipo Brunelleschi promised to build not just one dome, but two domes nested inside each other; and he would do it without using expensive scaffolding. Initially he was not taken seriously because he would not share how he would do it, for fear of his idea being stolen. But he won the contest.
Brunelleschi had just finished studying and sketching the great architecture in Rome. His notes were made in code so that no one else could read them. He felt prepared to take on this new challenge.
Brunelleschi had to create not only the dome, but the machinery and mechanisms used to build it at that height. He designed the dome with 8 ribs across the span that reached over to the exterior. In order for this to work, he had to create a 3-speed hoist with levers, gears and pulleys powered by oxen. This had never been done before. It provided the framework for the dome’s design elements and gave additional strength to both inside and outside the dome. They averaged about a foot per month so it took eighteen years to complete the dome and perfectly shaped cupola. Visitors can now actually climb the steps to the cupola terrace and see the two separate domes and their paintings in
I chose to write about Filippo Brunelleschi’s unprecedented work on the Gothic Cathedral of Florence, which is also known as the Duomo, in Italy. This particular subject fascinated me because I have had the privilege of being inside this cathedral in 2008. It is a magnificent structure, both in size and in beauty.
Filippo Brunelleschi was born in 1377, and grew up studying drawing, painting, as well as wheels, gears and motion. He later worked as a silver and goldsmith before studying architecture.
It was 1418 and the Florence cathedral that had originally been built in 1296 was in need of repair. There was a large hole in the roof and it needed to be completely rebuilt. The founding fathers wanted …show more content…
Fillipo Brunelleschi promised to build not just one dome, but two domes nested inside each other; and he would do it without using expensive scaffolding. Initially he was not taken seriously because he would not share how he would do it, for fear of his idea being stolen. But he won the contest.
Brunelleschi had just finished studying and sketching the great architecture in Rome. His notes were made in code so that no one else could read them. He felt prepared to take on this new challenge.
Brunelleschi had to create not only the dome, but the machinery and mechanisms used to build it at that height. He designed the dome with 8 ribs across the span that reached over to the exterior. In order for this to work, he had to create a 3-speed hoist with levers, gears and pulleys powered by oxen. This had never been done before. It provided the framework for the dome’s design elements and gave additional strength to both inside and outside the dome. They averaged about a foot per month so it took eighteen years to complete the dome and perfectly shaped cupola. Visitors can now actually climb the steps to the cupola terrace and see the two separate domes and their paintings in