Leon battista alberti was also known as battista alberti, leo battista alberti, leone battista alberti. Leon battista alberti biography, list of leon battista. Estudio griego, matematicas, ciencias fisicas, filosofia, musica, pintura y escultura. He was one of the major figures of the renaissance, an elaborator of mathematical perspective and theoretician of art. Alberti is often seen as a model of the renaissance. Filosofo, architetto, musicista, pittore e scultore genova 1406roma 1472. Although he is often characterized as an architect exclusively, as james beck has observed to single out one of leon battistas fields over others as somehow functionally independent and selfsufficient is of no help at all to any effort to characterize alberti. Alberti devoted himself to the study of latin and the practice of architecture, perspective, and painting, and he left to posterity a number of books which he wrote himself. Leon battista alberti, italian humanist, architect, and principal initiator of renaissance art theory. In his personality, works, and breadth of learning, he is considered the prototype of the renaissance universal man. Schmitt an evaluation of the true importance of leon battista alberti as a leading force in the quattrocento scientific thought is complicated by the fact that so much of his scientific writings has been lost. Leon battista alberti eprints complutense universidad.
Poeta, filosofo y organista, en 1432 fue nombrado secretario del papa eugenio iv. Leon battista alberti 14041472 was an italian writer, humanist, and architect. Leon battista albertis most popular book is on painting. Leon battista alberti wikipedia, a enciclopedia libre.
Februar 14, 1404 aprile 25, 1472 wis an italian humanist author, airtist, airchitect, poet, priest, linguist, filosofer an cryptografer. Leon battista alberti was born in genoa, italy, on february 18, 1404. Humanism, centering on him, his works such as santa maria novella, and his thought. Leon battista alberti genova, 1404 roma, 1472 arquitecto, teorico del arte y escritor italiano. Leon battista alberti is a major character in roberto rossellinis threepart television film the age of the medici 1973, with the third and final part, leon battista alberti. Books by leon battista alberti author of on painting. Albertis life was described in giorgio vasaris vite. He studied latin in padua and completed his formal training at the university of bologna, where he received a. Leon battista alberti italian architect and author. Tempio malatestiano, palazzo rucellai e chiesa di santa maria novella. Xiii a firenze, esercitando dapprima larte notarile e poi quella del cambio. Storia dellarte riassunto della vita e descrizione di tre opere importanti di leon battista alberti. His father was a major figure in the florentine political world, and alberti received a quality education.
Leon battista alberti february 18, 1404 april 25, 1472 was an italian author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer, and general renaissance humanist polymath. He was also known for pursuing philosophical, artistic, mathematics, scientific and athletic endeavors, making him one of the most wellrounded thinkers of his age. Pages in category leon battista alberti the following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. Top 23 quotes of leon battista alberti famous quotes and. Leone battista alberti simple english wikipedia, the. Leon battista alberti was born on 14 february 1404, in genoa, italy. He was a humanist philosopher, writer, renaissance architect, and art theorist. Italian author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, cryptographer and general renaissance humanist polymath.
The name of his mother is unknown but according to most historians he was born out of wedlock. Storia dell arte leon battista alberti giovanni cavalieri. Through his theoretical writings on painting, sculpture, and architecture, he raised them from the level of the mechanical arts to that of the liberal arts. View leon battista alberti research papers on academia. Giorgio vasari 15111574 life of leon battista alberti. Philosopher, architect, musician, painter and sculptor genova 1406rome 1472. A supreme architect and town planner, a prodigious scholar and an extremely acute art theorist, but also a mathematician, painter, archaeologist, physicist, chemist and musician, leon battista. The society and class into which alberti was born endowed him with the. His father lorenzo alberti belonged to a rich and patrician family in florence, who were engaged in merchant banking. Leon battista alberti, biografia e opere in italia.
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