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Who was Leon B Alberti and what were his contributions to math?
Cryptography historian David Kahn entitles him the “Father of Western Cryptography”, pointing to three significant advances in the field that can be attributed to Alberti: “the earliest Western exposition of cryptanalysis, the invention of polyalphabetic substitution, and the invention of enciphered code”.
Who influenced Alberti?
He worked in the early Renaissance, and was highly influenced by the works of the early 15th century architect Filippo Brunelleschi and the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius.
What was Alberti’s window?
“Alberti’s window was a conceptual method for renaissance artists to understand perspective (“fenestra aperta”, the “window to the outside”), which has since become internalised within visual (and consequently social) culture. Image courtesy The Arrow In The Eye by Michael Kubovy, Christopher Tyler and WebExhibits.
What does the word historia mean in terms of Italian Renaissance art?
Abstract. In fifteenth-century Italy, it became a commonplace in art theory that the greatest work of painting was historia. Modern critics loosely translate historia as narrative painting and, consequently, understand the commonplace as an expression of a Renaissance preference for works of art with literary subjects.
Which five are painters from the Renaissance era?
High Renaissance
| Name | Dates | Media |
|---|---|---|
| Leonardo da Vinci | 1452–1519 | drawing, tempera, oil painting sculpture |
| Filippino Lippi | c.1457–1504 | fresco, oil painting |
| Michelangelo | 1475–1570 | sculptor in marble fresco, tempera |
| Giorgione | c.1477—1510 | oil painting |
Where is caravaggios Narcissus?
Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica
Narcissus is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, painted circa 1597–1599. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica in Rome.
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