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(b. 1377, Firenze, d. 1446, Firenze)

The nave of the church begun 1419 - San Lorenzo, Florence

Brunelleschi built two large basilical churches in Florence, both completed after his death but showing the development of his style in his later years, and both of them became patterns of the Latin cross type of plan. The earlier of the two is S. Lorenzo, the parish church of the Medici family. This was begun in 1419, when a plan was drawn up for rebuilding a much older church on the site. Many chapels were necessary since it was a monastic foundation, and Brunelleschi therefore adapted the type which had been established in the last years of the thirteenth century at Sta Croce.

The later basilical church by Brunelleschi was the Sto. Spirito, which is basically very similar to S. Lorenzo, and the two churches between them became exemplars of the Brunelleschian style.

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Author: BRUNELLESCHI, Filippo Title: The nave of the church Time-line: 1401-1450 School: Italian Form: graphics