Florentine Civic Architecture and Public Sculpture (c. 1400–1460)

1. Orsanmichele guild niches expand civic patronage

   Jan 1, 1401Labels: Orsanmichele, Guilds

   • Florence As It
   • Orsanmichele

2. Donatello sculpts Saint John for cathedral facade

   Jan 1, 1409Labels: Donatello, Florence Cathedral

   • Opera Duomo

3. Donatello completes Saint Mark for Orsanmichele

   Jan 1, 1411Labels: Donatello, Linen Weavers

   • Saint Mark

4. Donatello carves Saint George for armorers’ guild

   Jan 1, 1415Labels: Donatello, Armorers Guild

   • Saint George

5. Ghiberti casts Saint John the Baptist in bronze

   Jan 1, 1416Labels: Lorenzo Ghiberti, Calimala Guild

   • St John
   • WGA

6. Brunelleschi begins Ospedale degli Innocenti

   Jan 1, 1419Labels: Filippo Brunelleschi, Ospedale degli

   • Innocenti
   • Ospedale

7. Brunelleschi starts constructing the cathedral dome

   Jan 1, 1420Labels: Filippo Brunelleschi, Santa Maria

   • Cathedral
   • WGA

8. Donatello completes Saint Louis of Toulouse in bronze

   Jan 1, 1423Labels: Donatello, Parte Guelfa

   • St Louis

9. Ghiberti begins the “Gates of Paradise” for Baptistery

   Jan 1, 1425Labels: Lorenzo Ghiberti, Baptistery Doors

   • Britannica

10. Florence Cathedral is consecrated after dome completion

    Mar 25, 1436Labels: Florence Cathedral, Dome Completion

    • Cathedral
    • WGA

11. Council moves to Florence, boosting the city’s prestige

    Jan 10, 1439Labels: Church Council, Florence

    • Britannica

12. Michelozzo begins Palazzo Medici, a new civic-private model

    Jan 1, 1444Labels: Michelozzo, Palazzo Medici

    • UMich VRC

13. Alberti designs Palazzo Rucellai’s classical facade

    Jan 1, 1446Labels: Leon Battista, Palazzo Rucellai

    • Palazzo Rucellai

14. Ghiberti completes the “Gates of Paradise” doors

    Jan 1, 1452Labels: Lorenzo Ghiberti, Gates of

    • Britannica

15. Donatello completes Judith and Holofernes for Medici

    Jan 1, 1460Labels: Donatello, Medici

    • Warburg
    • Florentine