Filippo Brunelleschi: Quick Facts

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Born	1377 • Florence • Italy
Died	April 15, 1446 (aged 69) • Florence • Italy
Movement / Style	Early Renaissance • Quattrocento • Renaissance
Subjects Of Study	perspective

In 1401, Brunelleschi allegedly became so upset with the commissioner's decision to grant the task of designing the new doors of the Florence baptistery to his rival that he ran right out of the contest, leaving the city for a decade.
Brunelleschi was so dedicated to the efficient completion of his work that he supplied lunches to his workers, diluted their wine to make sure they would remain sober, constructed a net to catch workers should they fall, and even tightly regulated their hours by installing a clock. Only three workers died in the 16 years Brunelleschi spent constructing the cathedral in Florence.