Along with Donatello, Alberti, and Masaccio, Filippo Brunelleschi was responsible for creating the Renaissance style in Florence in the 15th century. He is certainly the principle architect of the Renaissance and one of the most famous to come out of Florence. Little is known about the man’s early life except that he was originally trained as a goldsmith. Historians are uncertain why exactly this unlikely architect emerged from such a beginning. One story tells that he was beaten in a compe
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