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Church Architecture 101, Part Four- Renaissance Reality Check
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Church Architecture 101, Part Four- Renaissance Reality Check

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It is impossible to discuss Renaissance architecture without discussing Leon Battista Alberti. He is hailed as the quintessential Renaissance man, and I suppose he is.  He was very worldly.  The illegitimate son of Lorenzo Alberti, it seems that he had a serious inferiority complex and set out early to prove his worth.  One could say […]