(1404–72), Italian architect, humanist, painter, and art critic. His book On Painting (1435) was the first account of the theory of perspective in the Renaissance.
Definition of Alberti, Leon Battista in US English:
Alberti, Leon Battista
proper nounälˈbertē
(1404–72), Italian architect, humanist, painter, and art critic. He wrote On Painting (1435), which was the first account of the theory of perspective in the Renaissance.