Filippo Brunelleschi timeline
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Ghiberti Announced Winner of Sculpting Competition over Brunelleschi
In 1401, Brunelleschi entered a competition to design a new set of bronze doors for the baptistery in Florence. Along with another young goldsmith,... Read more
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Construction Begins on Brunelleschi's Ospedale degli Innocenti
The Ospedale degli Innocenti ('Hospital of the Innocents', also known in Italian as Lo Spedale degli Innocenti), was a children's orphanage in... Read more
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Construction Begins on Brunelleschi's Dome
By the beginning of the fifteenth century, the drum of the church was built. However, the 42 meter wide space above the church's chancel still did... Read more