(1444–1514), Italian architect; full name Donato di Angelo Bramante. As architect to Pope Julius II he drew up the first plan for the new St Peter's (begun in 1506), instigating the concept of a huge central dome.
Definition of Bramante, Donato in US English:
Bramante, Donato
proper nounbräˈmäntā
(1444–1514), Italian architect; full name Donato di Angelo Bramante. He drew up the first plan for St. Peter's Cathedral, which was begun in 1506, and established the concept of a huge central dome.