Leone Battista Alberti(1404-1472) was an Italian author, architect, poet, philosopher and
cryptographer. He made many contributions to society during the renaissance. He strongly
supported the growing ideals of humanism, and understood the importance of literature and
education in society.
Leone Battista Alberti's career as an architect resulted in many great buildings. These however,
did not reflect his great affect on the progression of the renaissance. In the field of art, he painted
"de pictura', which was one of the first visual depictions of perspective. Also, his radical theories
regarding humanism helped with the rebirth of thought at the time.
Leone Battista Alberti(1404-1472) was an Italian author, architect, poet, philosopher and
cryptographer. He made many contributions to society during the renaissance. He strongly
supported the growing ideals of humanism, and understood the importance of literature and
education in society.
Leone Battista Alberti's career as an architect resulted in many great buildings. These however,
did not reflect his great affect on the progression of the renaissance. In the field of art, he painted
"de pictura', which was one of the first visual depictions of perspective. Also, his radical theories
regarding humanism helped with the rebirth of thought at the time.