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Leon Battista Alberti
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Italian architect and writer (1404-1472)

Also known as: L. B. Alberti, Leo Baptista Alberti, Leo-Battista degli Alberti, Leon Alberti, Leon Batista Alberti, Leon Battista degli Alberti

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Known works

  • Trattato della pittura
  • Momus (1942)
  • De pictura (1950)
  • Della famiglia (1969)
  • Ten books on architecture (1955)