Pietro Fontana
Pietro Fontana (1762 – 18 September 1837) was an Italian engraver. Pietro Fontana was born in Bassano del Grappa, he worked in Rome and specialized in subjects dealing with the Vatican and the Papacy. He was a member of the Accademia di San Luca.
Pietro Fontana
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- Born
- 1762 · Bassano del Grappa.
- Died
- 1837 · Rome.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- engraver · artist · printmaker
- Fields
- visual arts
- Known for
- Sculpturen van Antonio Canova
- Languages
- Italian
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Pietro Fontana (1762 – 18 September 1837) was an Italian engraver. Pietro Fontana was born in Bassano del Grappa, he worked in Rome and specialized in subjects dealing with the Vatican and the Papacy. He was a member of the Accademia di San Luca.
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He started his career as a student of Raffaello Morghen, and is best known for his complete series of engravings of the sculptures of Canova. He died in Rome in 1837. Fontana's work is found in a number of collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Royal Collection Trust, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Royal Academy of Arts.
The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is visual arts. Works named in the authority record are Sculpturen van Antonio Canova. Work by Pietro Fontana is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Print Collection and Rijksmuseum.
Pietro Fontana is recorded with the occupation copper engraver. Recorded with the occupation graphic artist. Recorded as engraver, artist and printmaker.
Identificatie Titel(s): Portretbuste van Joachim Murat. Gioacchino Napoleone (titel op object)
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Life and career
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1762
Pietro Fontana born at Bassano del Grappa.
1837
Pietro Fontana died on 18 September 1837.
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Bassano del Grappa.
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Rome.
Death place
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scholarly publication
- Fontana, Pietro, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q7192970: Pietro Fontana
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scholarly publication
Fontana, Pietro, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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