Brunelleschi was born in Florence, Italy, in 1377. [11] His father was Brunellesco di Lippo (born c. 1331), [1] a notary and civil servant. His mother was Giuliana Spini; he had two brothers. [12] The family was well-off; the palace of the Spini family still exists, across from the Church of the Trinità in Florence. [13] The young Filippo was given a literary and mathematical education to ...