Description: 'LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI FIORENTINO.'Original antique print showing a portrait of Leon Battista Alberti (1404 - 1472), an Italian Renaissance humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer. Made by possibly Charles Errard after Anonymous. Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 16.5 x 28 cm (6.5 x 11.02 inch). Condition: good, given age. No margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI-PORTRAIT | PCO-A17-24 BACKGROUND INFORMATION From: 'Trattato della Pittura di Leonarde da Vinci [...] Trattato della statua di Leon Battista Alberti [...]', by Rafaelle du Fresne, published by Langlois in Paris in 1651. Later ed. published in Naples, Francesco Ricciardo for Niccola & Vincenzo Rispoli, 1733. This plate appears to be from the 1651 ed. The plates in the 1733 ed. were re-engraved by Francesco Sesoni (Italian; active-1705-1733). Biography engraver: Charles Errard is mentioned to have engraved in this work. We do not know if he is the engraver of this portrait. Charles Errard (1606-1689) was a French painter and engraver from Nantes. He worked in Rome. He became court painter to Louis XIV.
Price: 145 USD
Location: 6611BX
End Time: 2025-01-10T15:02:04.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: Pre-1800
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Portrait
Height (Inches): 11.02
Width (Inches): 6.5
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Artist: possibly Charles Errard, Anonymous
Material: Engraving
Year of Production: 1651
