Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

Brunelleschi’s Dome charts the construction of the cupola of Florence’s cathedral, a project orchestrated by Filippo Brunelleschi. To what extent does Brunelleschi’s reputation become synonymous with that of the dome? How are both pressed into service as emblems of Florence’s greatness?

After rejecting the chance to work with Lorenzo Ghiberti, Brunelleschi went to Rome. How might this experience have influenced his architectural ideas? What do contemporary speculations about his time in Rome suggest about The Fine Line Between History and Legend?

In what ways did the repeated instances of the plague set the stage for the construction of Brunelleschi’s dome?