Alessandro Alberti (March 9, 1551 - July 10, 1596) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period.
Biography
Alessandro Alberti With A Page, Follower of Titian
He was born at Borgo San Sepolcro, the eldest son of Alberto Alberti, and brother of the painters Giovanni and Cherubino Alberti. He trained with Gaspero di Silvestre of Perugia. In 1566, Alessandro's uncle Lodovico took him to Rome, where he subsequently much in conjunction with his brothers. He died at Rome, while engaged on the great work of decorating the Sala Clementina for Pope Clement VIII. Alessandro also worked at Borgo San Sepolcro, Naples, and Mantua.
References
Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves, ed. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume I A-K). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 13.
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