These episodes add a dimension of delight, somewhat offsetting the frequent interruptions to explain architectural and historical roots. Incidents showing his ingenuity abound: how to stand an egg upright (by cracking its shell at one end) and how to prove the incompetence of your unwanted collaborator (by playing sick and forcing him to take over). How Fillipo gained the commission and achieved his dream rounds out this unusual narrative. When the great competition for the Florentine dome was held, he was ready. Later, he went to Rome to study the techniques of ancient architects, especially as embodied in domes. As a boy, Filippo Brunelleschi served as apprentice to a goldsmith, evincing sensitivity in sculpting and skill in mechanics he mastered sculpture and turned his attention to architecture, the all-encompassing art of dealing with space and constructing soundly. ""In all the land there seemed to be no one capable of constructing the dome"" that would cap Florence's greatest church. One part biography, one part history, one part art and architecture: a classifier's nightmare, but a treat for the right (perhaps rare) child.
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