Also Known as: Leo or Leone Battista Alberti. "Universal man" of the Early Renaissance
Lifetime: 1404 - 1472
Born: He was born in Genoa on February 14, 1404
The family returned to their home in Florence in 1429
Family connections : Leon Battista Alberti was the illegitimate son of a Florentine called Lorenzo Alberti
Childhood, early life and education: Leon Battista Alberti was well educated in Genoa and studied classics at the famous school of Gasparino Barzizza in Padua. His education continued when he was educated in law at the University of Bologna
Leon Battista Alberti books on architecture: De Pictura was written in 1435 and De Re Aedificatoria in 1450
Architectural Principals: Leon Battista Alberti architectural principals were founded on the importance of painting as a base for architecture
Leon Battista Alberti and the Malatesta temple in Rimini: In 1450 the unfinished Malatesta temple (Tempio Malatestiano) was the first building that Leon Battista Alberti designed and attempted to construct based on his architectural principals.
Occupation and Career: His studies in Law ceased due to an illness when he became interested in art and architecture. He was an intellectual and famous as an accomplished cryptographer and writer. He was employed by Pope Nicholas V in the restoration of the papal palace and of the restoration of the Roman aqueduct of Acqua Vergine
Died: Leon Battista Alberti died in Rome on April 25, 1472
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Accomplishments and Achievements or why Leon Battista Alberti was famous: As an early Renaissance architect and artist. The architect of the Malatesta temple