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Allegorical title page with the portrait of Leon Battista Alberti
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Allegorical title page with the portrait of Leon Battista Alberti

Bernard Picart · 1726 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Minerva points the personifications of Architecture and Painting to the portrait medallion of Leon Battista Alberti, held by a crowned woman. In the sky, a putto with a scroll.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printLeon Battista Alberti'Pittura' (Ripa)'Architettura' (Ripa)Minerva as patroness
Credit lineAllegorische titelpagina met het portret van Leon Battista Alberti. 1726. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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