Prospero Fontana
Prospero Fontana (* 1512 in Bologna , † 1597 ) was an Italian Renaissance - painter .
Life
He worked in several Italian cities and assisted Vasari and Zuccaro, among others . Fontana worked briefly in Fontainebleau (1560) and eventually settled in Bologna, where he became Ludovico Carracci's first teacher .
Fontana's late style reveals the influence of Michelangelo and was already part of Mannerism . Fontana was also a good portraitist.
His daughter was the painter Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614).
literature
- Waiting for Arslan : Fontana, Prospero . In: Enciclopedia Italiana , Volume 15: Fer-Franci , Rome 1932.
- Vera Fortunati: Fontana, Prospero. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 48: Filoni-Forghieri. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1997.
Web links
Commons : Prospero Fontana - collection of images
- Fontana, Prospero. In: Enciclopedie on line. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fontana, Prospero |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1512 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1597 |
| Place of death | Bologna |