Alberto di Giovanni Alberti
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Alberto di Giovanni Alberti, or Berto di San Sepolcro (1525–1599) was a Tuscan
architect, wood carver and painter.
Alberti was born at Sansepolcro
. He was engaged as master carver at Arezzo
, where he was responsible for the choir stalls in the Cathedral, and at Rome
(from 1564 to 1586). As a wood carver he specialized in wood inlay
, or intaglio.
At Città di Castello
he executed carvings in a number of churches.
His sons were Alessandro Alberti
(1551-1596), a painter; Cherubino Alberti
(1553-1615), an engraver in Rome; and Giovanni Alberti
(1558-1601).
Two of Alberti's diaries survive. They contain detailed information on commissions, designs, and other drawings. They also give details on his children.
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
architect, wood carver and painter.
Alberti was born at Sansepolcro
Sansepolcro
Sansepolcro , is a town and comune in Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Arezzo.Situated on the upper reaches of the Tiber river, Borgo was the birthplace of the painters Piero della Francesca, Raffaellino del Colle and Angiolo Tricca...
. He was engaged as master carver at Arezzo
Arezzo
Arezzo is a city and comune in Central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km southeast of Florence, at an elevation of 296 m above sea level. In 2011 the population was about 100,000....
, where he was responsible for the choir stalls in the Cathedral, and at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
(from 1564 to 1586). As a wood carver he specialized in wood inlay
Inlay
Inlay is a decorative technique of inserting pieces of contrasting, often coloured materials into depressions in a base object to form patterns or pictures that normally are flush with the matrix. In a wood matrix, inlays commonly use wood veneers, but other materials like shells, mother-of-pearl,...
, or intaglio.
At Città di Castello
Città di Castello
Città di Castello is a city and comune in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of the Umbria region of Italy. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain of the river Tiber. The city is north of Perugia and south of Cesena on the S3bis. It is connected to the A1...
he executed carvings in a number of churches.
His sons were Alessandro Alberti
Alessandro Alberti
Alessandro Alberti was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. He was the eldest son of Alberto Alberti, was born at Borgo San Sepolcro in 1551. He trained with Gaspero di Silvestre of Perugia. In 1566, Alessandro's uncle Lodovico took him to Rome, where he subsequently much in...
(1551-1596), a painter; Cherubino Alberti
Cherubino Alberti
Cherubino Alberti , also called Borghegiano, was an Italian engraver and painter.-Biography:Alberti was born in 1553 in Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany , into family of artists...
(1553-1615), an engraver in Rome; and Giovanni Alberti
Giovanni Alberti
Giovanni Alberti, brother of Cherubino Alberti, and third son of Alberto, was born at Borgo S. Sepolcro, in 1558. He visited Rome in the time of Gregory XIII, and was employed by that pontiff in the papal palace on Monte Cavallo, and in the Vatican. He excelled in painting landscapes and...
(1558-1601).
Two of Alberti's diaries survive. They contain detailed information on commissions, designs, and other drawings. They also give details on his children.