Leonbatista Alberti (1404–1472)
Cosimo Bartoli, trans. (ca. 1503–ca. 1572)
L’Architettura di Leonbatista Alberti. . . . Venice: Francesco Franceschi Sanese, 1565. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
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Architectural Inspiration for Jefferson
Leonbatista Alberti, architect, poet, and philosopher, was a model Renaissance man. Alberti’s architectural works, compiled and translated by Casmir Bartoli, inspired Jefferson’s own Neoclassical style in his designs for Monticello and the University of Virginia.