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Leon Battista Alberti

Humanist philosopher, writer, Renaissance artist and architect, Leon Battista Alberti is considered by many scholars to be the quintessential Renaissance universal man of learning. These resources offer information on his life and works.
Who's Who: Leon Battista Alberti
This profile offers quick, introductory info and is part of our Who's Who resource.
Concise Biography of Leon Battista Alberti
A straightforward biography of Leon Battista Alberti's life and work.
Leon Battista Alberti in Print
Biographies of Alberti, works by Alberti, and related books
Leon Battista Alberti Quotes
Quotations written by Leon Battista Alberti.
Statue of Leon Battista Alberti
A public domain photograph of a statue of Alberti in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Part of the Medieval and Renaissance History Portrait Gallery.
Life Alberti
Excerpt from Vasari's Lives is accompanied by thumbnails of Alberti's work, each leading to larger images.
Leon Battista Alberti
A brief biography of Alberti at the Florence Art Guide.
Leone Battista Alberti
Substantive biography focusing on Alberti's ties to mathematics, at MacTutor.
Leone Battista Alberti : 1404 - 1472
Extensive biography at Adventures in Cybersound, taken from MacTutor and the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Works By: Leon Battista Alberti
Photographs of architectural works that Alberti designed or had a hand in creating, plus a self-portrait medallion, at the Scholars Resource site.

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