Brunelleschi considered it a model of excellence, while Dante described it in his Divine Comedy as “My St. John the beautiful”. Before 1935, it contained the only baptismal font in Florence.

Gaining renown as a goldsmith and sculptor, in 1401 Brunelleschi entered an architectural contest to create new doors for Florence’s Baptistery of San Giovanni, the octagonal building that ...

Also unaccounted for were Florence’s masterly sculptures, including Michelangelo’s celebrated marble David, Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise bronze doors to the Baptistery, the Bargello ...

Even more surprisingly, near the center of the painting, at the precise point depicting the baptistery’s wall opposite the cathedral’s doorway, there was a small hole. Brunelleschi raised the painting ...

Hotel Brunelleschi is located in the heart of Florence and boasts rooms with a view on Via dei Calzaiuoli – one of the city’s favorite shopping streets – or with a view on Florence Cathedral ...

Florence, December 6 - The three massive sets of doors from the Florence Baptistery, which had been separated for nearly 30 years for restoration work, are now back together at the Museo dell ...

Indeed, Brunelleschi’s life seemed to have been one long apprenticeship for building the dome of unequaled beauty, usefulness, honor, and power that Florence yearned for.

While Rome and Milan have more direct flights, visiting Florence with teens is worth the extra travel time. This city is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance with art, lively markets, hilltop ...

It was between 1413 and 1415 that Brunelleschi made his ideas clear, when he painted the baptistery of the city exactly as it was seen from the main door of Florence cathedral. The experiment ...