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    [anˈtɔːnjo di ˈpjɛːtro aver(u)ˈliːno]; c. 1400 – c. 1469), known as Filarete (Italian: [filaˈrɛːte]; from Ancient Greek: φιλάρετος, meaning "lover of excellence")...
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    the sculptor and architect Filarete to design and decorate the central tower, which is still known as the Torre del Filarete. After Francesco's death,...
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  • Alessandro Filarete (died 1608) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Umbriatico (1592–1608). On 12 Aug 1592, Alessandro Filarete was appointed...
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    another." Alberti, followed by Filarete, were the first to develop the ideas of Utopia into the plan of a city. Filarete designed a concentric city, with...
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    Saint Filarete of Calabria (also the gardener) (c. 1020 – 1070) he was born in Palermo in 1020, into a family of Calabrian origin deported to Sicily by...
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    di Pietro Averlino (c. 1400 – c. 1469), also known as "Averulino" or "Filarete". Although Sforzinda was never built, certain aspects of its design are...
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    Florentine Renaissance architect Filarete completed c. 1464. Filarete's book was dedicated to Francesco Sforza, with Filarete naming the text "Libro Architecttonico...
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    complex established during the Renaissance period, it was designed by Filarete and commissioned in 1456 by Francesco I Sforza, the fourth Duke of Milan...
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    park. Notable architects involved in the project included the Florentine Filarete, who was commissioned to build the high central entrance tower, and the...
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    completed around 1459. The appearance of the building is known to us from Filarete's treatise, which contains, in addition to some news, an engraving illustrating...
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