Filippo Brunelleschi

Architecture Italian 1377 – 1446 101 quotes

An Italian architect and engineer, he is considered one of the founding fathers of the Renaissance, best known for designing the dome of Florence Cathedral.

Quotes by Filippo Brunelleschi

Fortune favors the bold.

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I find beauty in structure.

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The architect must be a leader.

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To see is to understand.

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My work speaks for itself.

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The architect must be a master of form.

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Every building tells a story.

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I am driven by curiosity and a desire to create.

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The architect must be a master of light and shadow.

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The greatest monuments are built with the greatest effort.

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Architecture is the art of building what the mind can conceive and the hand can execute.

Professional observation 1420

The dome shall rise not by force, but by ingenuity.

Speech excerpt 1418

In the shadow of great cathedrals, we find the light of human ambition.

Personal reflection 1430

Measure twice, build once; for errors in stone are eternal.

Aphorism 1405

The secret to the perfect arch lies in its invisible tensions.

Key passage from notes 1425

Why climb ladders when perspective can bring the heavens down?

Witty remark 1410

Florence's soul is etched in marble and mortar.

Personal reflection 1436

Innovation is the child of necessity, nursed by curiosity.

Famous saying 1395

A builder's true enemy is not the wind, but complacency.

Professional observation 1422

Let the line guide the stone, as reason guides the soul.

Letter excerpt 1415