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Antonio di Pietro Averlino, known as Filarete, was a Florentine Renaissance architect, sculptor, medallist, and architectural theorist. He is perhaps best remembered for his design of the ideal city o
Copy by Filarete (Electrotype) of Pisanello's medal marking the 1439 visit to Florence of John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor, 1425 to 1448
North-facing façade of the Filarete Tower (Torre del Filarete), Sforza Castle, Milan
Sforza Castle in Milan
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The Sforza Castle is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. La
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…detail of Milan's Quattrocento craft traditions, which are at odds with Filarete's design all'antica or "after the Antique". Filarete also worked on the Castello Sforzesco or Sforza Castle and on the Duomo di Milano or Milan Cathedral. Filarete completed his substantial book on architecture sometime around 1464, which he…
The Torre del Filarete
Water fountains in front of the Sforza Castle
Coat of arms of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, painted on an interior ceiling