Leon Battista Alberti Archit. Fiorentino

Various artists/makers

1752–62

Not on view

Artwork Details

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Provenance

Title: Leon Battista Alberti Archit. Fiorentino
Series/Portfolio: Serie degli Uomini i più illustri nella pittura, scultura e architettura, No. 43
Engraver: Giovanni Battista Cecchi (Italian, Florence 1748/49–after 1807)
Draftsman: Intermediary draftsman Ignazio Enrico Hugford (Italian, Pisa 1703–1778 Florence)
Publisher: Gaetano Cambiagi (Italian, 1721–ca. 1795)
Sitter: Leon Battista Alberti (Italian, Genoa 1404–1472 Rome)
Date: 1752–62
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 6 5/8 × 4 13/16 in. (16.9 × 12.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/16 × 7 3/8 in. (26.2 × 18.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, 1980
Object Number: 1980.1124.33
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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