Renaissance: The Florence Cathedral
T he focus of this week's blog post will be covering the text The Early Renaissance. As stated, the text will be about the renaissance but the blog itself will be focused on Brunelleschi and his work on the Florence cathedral specifically the dome. The Dome itself is a marvel of architecture from the Renaissance era as he "The technical brilliance of the dome cannot be overpraised, but his real architectural achievements lie in the building design"(Cunnigham,272). He use of mathematics and artistry combined together to create a marvel of a Dome that sits upon the Florence Cathedral. Filippo Brunelleschi (1337-1446) The cathedral itself was not constructed by Filippo but instead by the architect Arnolfo di Cambio but after its construction the domes design was handed over to Flippo to design a dome that could work for the Cathedral. He incorporated designs such as "combine the buttressing method of the gothic church ...