# Filippo Brunelleschi

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How did Brunelleschi build the dome?

Gasp! Imagine a massive church with a giant, gaping hole in the roof for over 100 YEARS! That’s what happened in Florence, Italy, way back in 1420! Nobody knew how to cover it up—it was impossible! Enter Filippo Brunelleschi, a goldsmith who probably wasn't supposed to be an architect, but he had a…

Ep. 37: The Secret of Florence's Dome

Every day, every single tour guide in Florence tells thousands of tourists a story that is not true. It’s the story of the construction of the dome, a feat of engineering so ingenious that even today, architects and engineers can’t understand how it was done, achieved by one single man, a goldsmith…

The Geometry of God: Masaccio's Holy Trinity

In this episode of The Bigger Picture, Dr Peter Tukaexplores Masaccio’s The Holy Trinity, one of the most revolutionary works of Early Renaissance art. Discover how this groundbreaking fresco in Santa Maria Novella, Florence became the first great masterpiece of linear perspective, shaped by the ma…

#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 cloth merchant’s guild, the Arte di Calimala. –  for the outside wall of Orsanmichele (Orsan-mikele) – (or “Kitchen Garden of St. Michael”) –  another church in …

#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 that the Florentines were facing a series of threats from outside forces – we’ll discuss them in later episodes – and had just h…

Ross King: The Secret Genius Behind Florence's Impossible Dome

In this episode, Pat sits down with acclaimed author Ross King, whose book Brunelleschi's Dome has captivated readers for over two decades (and inspired Pat to give away more than 100 copies to friends). Ross opens up about his childhood in a tiny Saskatchewan border town, his winding academic path…

Inferno Ch 1-6 | CostasNarrativeXP

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cln9oxg7r007d01xyhd0fadj5/commentsCostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature "Inferno"Humanity is enthusiastically building its own high-tech highway to Hell, proving that our scientific arrogance will ultimately trigger a completely s…

Construction on the Dome of Florence Cathedral Begins

On August 7, 1420, work began on the dome of Florence Cathedral, and no one yet knew how to finish it. For decades the crossing had stood open to the sky, one hundred and forty feet across, because the timber framework such a vault required was beyond what the city could buy or support. Filippo Bru…

Donatello Entitled, Lazy, Son of a She Donkey ep 31 with Greg Williams Jr

Donatello, Renaissance sculpture, Judith, Holofernes, David, Goliath, the Medici, and a whole lot of terrible art history guesses. This week on We Like Art, Tommy Mavra and Manny dive into the world of Donatello — one of the major artists of the Italian Renaissance — with comedian Greg Williams Jr…

S03E11: HUM213 Wk7: The Contest of 1401: How Losing Built the Renaissance (Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, & Black Death)

Title: The Contest of 1401: How Losing Built the Renaissance Description: In 1401, plague-weary Florence held a competition for new bronze doors on its baptistery, and every entrant had to depict Abraham and Isaac from Genesis 22. Lorenzo Ghiberti won. Filippo Brunelleschi lost, left for Rome wit…