Florence Cathedral

Michaelangelo for short, was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, the republic of Florence, Italy. His father, Lodovico Buonarroti, served as a Florentine government agent for a short amount of time. The family moved back to Florence before Michelangelo was even one month old. Michelangelo's mother died when he was six. When he was 13, he was an apprentice for Domenico Ghirlandaio who was the most fashionable painter in Florence at the time. Domenico Ghirlandaio was born in 1449, and passed in…

gifts became apparent immediately. Despite plans for a three-year term, Michaelangelo learned all he could after just one. Lorenzo the Magnificent, the Grand Duke of Florence, then took him under his wing which helped Michaelangelo meet important intellectuals and gave him access to the Medici art collection. Michaelangelo soon left Florence due to political turmoil involving the Medicis, as…

Florentine Giotto may be the most important Italian painter of the 14th century. His work points to the Renaissance style that developed about 100 years later. He showed a lot of talent at a very young age and is said to have been apprenticed to the great Florentine painter Cimabue. He was almost a completely self-taught artist. He would always be working on what he loved. His work pointed to the Renaissance style that developed a century later. “Although Giotto was widely considered a pioneer…

This was an interesting read. The article written by Tom Mueller, depicts the events leading up to the design of the dome for Florence, Itay’s cathedral, Il Duomo also known as “Brunelleshi’s Dome”. Filippo Brunelleschi was the architect of the Dome. The story dates back to 1418, the Cathedral was known as Santa Maria del Fiore. For years the cathedral was in need of major repairs especially the rooftop, the dome had yet to be defined. The city’s Town Fathers needed this remedied immediately.…

Renaissance. Florence, Italy would prove to be the perfect home for these Humanist notions. As a city-state center, Florence belonged…

At the age of 26 yrs, Michelangelo takes a trip to Florence to inspect the block. Totally uninhibited by the blocks dimensions, he had developed a technique based on the integrity of the single block, takes the measurements and conceives the image of David within that is within the block. In as much of his success as a sculptor in Bologna Rome, he was not proven to be so in the city of Florence. He was not considered but due to his brilliance in selling himself he was given…

The Dome Florence’s old cathedral, was crumbling so they built a new one over the old one. They began construction in 1296. The cathedral was meant to show Florence's position as one of the greatest cities in the world. Many years later it was finished, all except for the dome. They had intended the dome to be the glory of the cathedral. In 1418 the Florentine fathers decide to finish the cathedral by putting a dome on but they did not want to use the Gothic style then favoured by rival…

Il Duomo, or better known as Brunelleschi’s Dome is one of the masterpieces in architectural design. In 1418 the fathers of Florence had an enormous problem with their cathedral. It had a huge hole in the roof. This cathedral was to be showcased as having the largest dome or cupola ever built and to be crowned as the “most useful and beautiful” and “more powerful and honorable” than any other ever built. For decades the architects of the day worked tirelessly to find a solution for such a large…

in 1386 in FLorence, Italy. Donatello was his nickname, his full name is Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi. Donatello was the greatest…

birth name was Benozzo di Lese. In 1427 he and his family moved to Florence, Italy. In Florence, he was an assistant of an artist by the name of Fra Angelico. Benozzo helped Angelico with the frescoing of the cells of the Convent of San Marco. What many people don’t…