Filarete

Summary

Filarete is a human^[1]. Born in Florence^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1400^[3]. He passed away in Rome^[4]. He died on January 1, 1469^[5]. He worked as an architect^[6], sculptor^[7], medalist^[8], art historian^[9], and general contractor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Filarete was born in Florence^[2].
• Filarete passed away in Rome^[4].
• Filarete was born on January 1, 1400^[3].
• Filarete died on January 1, 1469^[5].
• Filarete held citizenship in Italy^[12].
• Italian was Filarete's native language^[13].
• Filarete's professions included architect^[6].
• Filarete worked as a sculptor^[7].
• Filarete's professions included medalist^[8].
• Filarete worked as an art historian^[9].
• Filarete worked as a general contractor^[10].
• Filarete's field of work was architecture^[14].
• Filarete's field of work was art theory^[15].
• Filarete's field of work was art of sculpture^[16].
• Filarete's field of work was medal-engraving^[17].
• Filarete's field of work was Renaissance^[18].
• Filarete's field of work was urbanism^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Filarete is Bergamo Cathedral^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Filarete is Filarete Door^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Filarete is Il Trattato di Architettura^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Filarete is Faustina I and Antonino Pio medal, Museo Correr^[23].
• Filarete is recorded as male^[24].
• Filarete's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Filarete's Commons category is recorded as Filarete^[26].
• Filarete's archives at is recorded as Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München^[27].

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Origins and Family

Filarete's place of birth was Florence^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1400^[3]. Italian was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect^[6], sculptor^[7], medalist^[8], art historian^[9], and general contractor^[10]. Fields of work include architecture^[14], an academic discipline^[28]; art theory^[15], an academic major^[29]; art of sculpture^[16], a type of arts^[30]; medal-engraving^[17]; Renaissance^[18], an art movement^[31]; and urbanism^[19], a branch of science^[32].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Bergamo Cathedral^[20], a cathedral^[33], in Italy^[34]; Filarete Door^[21], a sculpture^[35], founded in 1433^[36]; Il Trattato di Architettura^[22], a literary work^[37]; and Faustina I and Antonino Pio medal, Museo Correr^[23], a medallion^[38], in Italy^[39].

Death and Burial

Filarete died on January 1, 1469^[5]. He died in Rome^[4].

Why It Matters

Filarete ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Filarete born?

Filarete was born in Florence^[2].

Where did Filarete die?

Filarete died in Rome^[4].

What did Filarete do for work?

Filarete worked as architect^[6], sculptor^[7], medalist^[8], art historian^[9], and general contractor^[10].