THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Prospero Fontana
Italian painter (1512-1597)
Prospero Fontana was born in 1512 in Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy and died in 1597.
Born
in 1512
Died: in 1597
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy
- Birthplace detail
- Born at Bologna
- Professions
- painter
More about Prospero Fontana
Family
- Child
- Lavinia Fontana
All birth date sources
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- Art UK painters database
- Artnet
- opac.vatlib.it
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Sapere Encyclopedia
- RKDartists
- ArtCyclopedia
- Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- Integrated Authority File
- collections.artsmia.org
- Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
- Catalogue of the Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche
- Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- Union List of Artist Names
- MAK
- KulturNav
- AGORHA
- Frick Art Research Library Photoarchive
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Questions people ask
Where was Prospero Fontana born?
Prospero Fontana was born in Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy.
When did Prospero Fontana die?
Prospero Fontana died in 1597.