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Leon Battista Alberti
Leon Battista Alberti, self-portrait plaque, bronze, c. 1435; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Leon Battista Alberti’s father was Lorenzo, a member of the wealthy and influential Alberti family of Florence. At the time of Leon Battista’s birth, the family was in exile, and Lorenzo was managing their business interests in Genoa.1
Lorenzo was an affectionate and responsible father who took great care in his sons' education. It was from Lorenzo that Leon Battista received his initial training in mathematics, which fostered his lifelong interest in rational order and the practical application of mathematical principles.1