Prospero Fontana

Summary

Prospero Fontana is a human^[1]. He was born in Bologna^[2]. He was born on +1512-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Rome^[4]. He died on +1597-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Bologna^[2], Prospero Fontana…
• Prospero Fontana passed away in Rome^[4].
• Prospero Fontana was born on +1512-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Prospero Fontana died on +1597-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5].
• A child of Prospero Fontana was Lavinia Fontana^[8].
• Prospero Fontana's professions included painter^[6].
• Prospero Fontana's field of work was painting^[9].
• Prospero Fontana's field of work was Mannerism^[10].
• Prospero Fontana's field of work was portrait^[11].
• A notable student of Prospero Fontana was Agostino Carracci^[12].
• A notable student of Prospero Fontana was Ludovico Carracci^[13].
• A notable student of Prospero Fontana was Denys Calvaert^[14].
• A notable student of Prospero Fontana was Lorenzo Sabbatini^[15].
• A notable student of Prospero Fontana was Annibale Carracci^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Prospero Fontana is Adoration of the Magi^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Prospero Fontana is Entombment of Christ^[18].
• Prospero Fontana's image is recorded as Prospero Fontana - felsinapittricev01malv 0239.jpg^[19].
• Prospero Fontana is recorded as male^[20].
• Prospero Fontana's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Prospero Fontana's movement is recorded as Mannerism^[22].
• Prospero Fontana's genre is recorded as portrait^[23].
• Prospero Fontana's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066344333^[24].
• Prospero Fontana's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27955496^[25].
• Prospero Fontana's GND ID is recorded as 122507428^[26].
• Prospero Fontana's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr90022230^[27].

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Origins and Family

Prospero Fontana's place of birth was Bologna^[2]. He was born on +1512-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Prospero Fontana studied under Innocenzo di Pietro Francucci da Imola^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Prospero Fontana's professions included painter^[6]. Fields of work include painting^[9], a method^[29]; Mannerism^[10], an art movement^[30]; and portrait^[11], an art genre^[31]. Notable students include Agostino Carracci^[12], a painter^[32], 1557–1602^[33], of Papal States^[34], specialised in painting^[35]; Ludovico Carracci^[13], a painter^[36], 1555–1619^[37], of Papal States^[38], specialised in painting^[39]; Denys Calvaert^[14], a painter^[40], 1540–1619^[41], of Southern Netherlands^[42], specialised in painting^[43]; Lorenzo Sabbatini^[15], a painter^[44], 1530–1576^[45]; and Annibale Carracci^[16], a painter^[46], 1560–1609^[47], of Papal States^[48], specialised in painting^[49].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Adoration of the Magi^[17], a painting^[50], in Italy^[51] and Entombment of Christ^[18], a painting^[52], in Italy^[53], founded in 1548^[54].

Personal Life

A child of Prospero Fontana was Lavinia Fontana^[8].

Death and Burial

Prospero Fontana died on +1597-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Rome^[4].

Why It Matters

Prospero Fontana ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

FAQs

Where was Prospero Fontana born?

Prospero Fontana's place of birth was Bologna^[2].

Where did Prospero Fontana die?

Prospero Fontana passed away in Rome^[4].

What did Prospero Fontana do for work?

Prospero Fontana worked as painter^[6].