Add this copy of Leon Battista Alberti to cart. $2,470.00, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Electa.
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New. 8843549685. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in Italian. 568 pp. With 502 ills. (91 col. ). 28 x 25 cm. Description: " Extensively examining the oeuvre of an important architect of the Italian Renaissance whose buildings and seminal treatises on art and architecture exerted a strong influence throughout the period, this substantial catalogue presents photographs and diagrams of the structures designed by Alberti (1404-1472) in Florence, Rimini and Mantua while also documenting some 150 art works and other objects that illuminate his achievements and cultural milieu, including manuscripts, portrait medals, architectural drawings by Baldassarre Peruzzi and Antonio da Sangallo, and paintings by Andrea Mantegna. Lengthy commentaries on the featured works supplement 32 scholarly essays discussing Alberti's career, his links to Rome, Ferrara and the Gonzaga court in Mantua, the development of his major built projects, his view of architectural ornamentation, the mathematical underpinnings of his theories, his impact on Renaissance portraiture, and his relationships with Mantegna and other artists and architects. "--with a bonus offer--
