In the new movement Florence took the lead, owing the pre-eminence she quickly won to the gifted and versatile Filippo brunelleschi, who, like so many of his famous contemporaries, was a skilled goldsmith and sculptor before he became an architect.
"Architecture"
Nancy R E Meugens Bell
At the west end of the south aisle is the marble monument and portrait of Filippo brunelleschi, by his pupil, And.
"The South of France--East Half"
Charles Bertram Black
At the far end, within this enclosure, is the chapel of the Pazzi, one of brunelleschi's best works.
"The South of France--East Half"
Charles Bertram Black