Leon Battista Alberti

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1. When was Leon Battista Alberti born?February 18, 1404
2. When did Leon Battista Alberti die?April 25, 1472 (age 68)
3. Where was Leon Battista Alberti born?Genoa, Republic of Genoa (now Italy)
4. What is the career?Humanist scholar, architect, artist, writer, cryptographer, mathematician, and theorist
5. Who was Leon Battista Alberti?Leon Battista Alberti was a brilliant Italian thinker from the Renaissance who loved art, buildings, and writing. He was known for his clever ideas about how to make beautiful and useful places.
6. What did Alberti write about building?He wrote a book called "De re aedificatoria," which explained how to design buildings that were both beautiful and balanced. He used rules from ancient Rome to help architects create harmony and order.

Humanism: An intellectual movement emphasizing classical studies, human potential, and worldly achievements over purely religious concerns.
Linear Perspective: A mathematical system for representing three-dimensional objects and space on a flat surface, creating an illusion of depth.
Treatise: A formal, systematic written discourse on a subject, often academic or philosophical.
Vitruvius: An ancient Roman architect and engineer whose writings on architecture greatly influenced Renaissance thinkers like Alberti.