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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.

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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