A central dome dominates this space, while greyish-green stone articulates its perfect geometry. Filippo Brunelleschi, Pazzi Chapel by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Brunelleschi’s panel may be scarier, but Ghiberti’s is more emotionally complex. In both, an angel saves the day. Filippo Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Ghiberti, Sacrifice of ... by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
Squaring the circle? At this burial site, pendentives unite the dome of heaven and the gravity of earth. Brunelleschi, Old Sacristy, San Lorenzo, Florence by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Renaissance Florence, or ancient Rome? This church remade the classical. It’s energetic and dense, but also severe. Filippo Brunelleschi, Santo Spirito, Florence by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Florence’s trade-based culture prized mathematical accuracy in both economic life and artistic representation. Linear Perspective: Brunelleschi’s Experiment by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
Down and out, but still afloat. This huge, hollow dome stays put thanks to its skeletal ribs and “girdle.” Filippo Brunelleschi, Dome of the Cathedral of ... by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
From Brunelleschi’s architecture to Masaccio’s frescoes, artists tried out perspective. Then Alberti codified it. Early applications of linear perspective by Dr. Joseph Dauben