Santo Spirito: A Renaissance Church

Synopsis

Santo Spirito is the only church designed from scratch by Filippo Brunelleschi. Built 40 years after his death, Brunelleschi’s executors had only a wooden model of the design to follow. Investigates where the design of the actual church conforms to Brunelleschi’s principles and where major changes were made. Looks at how local families from the quarter contributed to the building fund by purchasing family chapels within the church.

Series

Art in Fifteenth-Century Italy, Course A353

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Subjects

Architecture

Keywords

architectural design; Brunelleschi, Filippo; churches; Italy

Credits

Producer

Charles Cooper

Cast

Tim Benton

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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