The Architecture of Leon Battista Alberti in Ten Books. Of Painting in Three Books and of Statuary in One Book
Artwork Details
- Title: The Architecture of Leon Battista Alberti in Ten Books. Of Painting in Three Books and of Statuary in One Book
- Author: Leon Battista Alberti (Italian, Genoa 1404–1472 Rome)
- Translator: Translated into Italian by Cosimo Bartoli (Italian, 1503–1572)
- Translator: Translated into English by John Ozell (British, died London 1743)
- Author: Biography written by Raphael Trichet Du Fresne (French, 1611–1661)
- Editor: James [Giacomo] Leoni (British (born Italy) ca. 1686–1746 London)
- Engraver: Bernard Picart (French, Paris 1673–1733 Amsterdam)
- Engraver: James Cole (British, active London, 1715–74)
- Engraver: John Harris (British, active 1686–1740)
- Publisher: Thomas Edlin (London)
- Published in: London
- Date: 1726
- Medium: Illustrations: engraving
- Dimensions: 18 1/16 x 11 9/16 x 1 3/8 in. (45.8 x 29.4 x 3.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
- Object Number: 41.100.114(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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