Filarete (English spelling)

Japanese: フィラレーテ（英語表記）Filarete

Born around 1400. Florence?
[Died] c. 1469. A sculptor and architect from the Renaissance period in Rome. His real name was Antonio di Pietro Averlino (Averulino). He was commissioned by Pope Eugene IV to create the bronze reliefs for the bronze doors of the old St. Peter's Basilica (→ St. Peter's Basilica) in Rome from 1433 to 1445. From 1451 onwards he was under the patronage of Francesco Sforza in Milan. His architectural works include the Ospedale Maggiore Hospital in Milan (1457-65, completed in the 18th century). His writings include Trattato d'architettura (Treatise on Architecture) (c. 1460-64), which describes his vision for the ideal city "Sforzinda".

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Japanese:

[生]1400頃. フィレンツェ?
[没]1469頃. ローマ
イタリア，ルネサンス時代の彫刻家，建築家。本名 Antonio di Pietro Averlino (Averulino)。教皇エウゲニウス4世の依頼を受けて，1433～45年ローマの旧サン・ピエトロ大聖堂（→サン・ピエトロ大聖堂）の青銅扉の浮彫制作に従事。1451年以降ミラノのフランチェスコ・スフォルツァの庇護を受けた。建築の作品にはミラノの病院オスペダーレ・マジョーレ（1457～65，完成 18世紀）がある。著書に，理想都市「スフォルツィンダ」の構想を述べた『建築論』Trattato d'architettura（1460～64頃）がある。

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