Piero di Cosimo
The famous humanist author, architect, poet and philosopher Leon Battista Alberti was born in Genoa on 14 February 1404. Simonetta Vespucci, considered the most beautiful woman of her time, was also born in Genoa. She is portrayed in "The Birth of Venus" and Primavera by Sandro Botticelli and in "Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci" by Piero di Cosimo.