The Baptistery of St John in Florence, ... Brunelleschi considered it a model of excellence, ... written by the 17th-century art historian Leopoldo Del Migliore and a bestseller in its time.

But on that day in 1413 Brunelleschi had other matters on his mind: he walked directly under the great archway of the Duomo’s main doorway as if he were about to enter, then abruptly turned around to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brunelleschi’s dome still rises from the terra-cotta sea of Florence’s roof tiles, itself terra-cotta clad yet harmoniously proportioned, like a Greek goddess in homespun.

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 ...

This image released by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore on Thursday, May 23, 2024, shows a terracotta portrait of Florence landmark cathedral's architect Filippo Brunelleschi dating back to the ...