Question

What style(s) did the Foundling Hospital construction reflect?
a.
new Renaissance style, with no traditional forms.
c.
both traditional forms and Renaissance style
Who was Filippo Brunelleschi?


b.
He was one of the greatest architects of the Renaissance.
c.
He married a Medici family member and was a great patron of the arts

Answer 1

1) c. both traditional forms and Renaissance style — the Foundling Hospital blends classical (Renaissance) elements (proportions, columned loggia, arches) with some traditional/medieval building practices.
2) b. He was one of the greatest architects of the Renaissance — Filippo Brunelleschi was a leading Renaissance architect and engineer (not a Medici husband), famed for the Florence cathedral dome and innovations like linear perspective.