Pietro Fontana (engraver), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pietro Fontana (engraver)

Italian engraver

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1762

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1837

Profession: engraver

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Pietro Fontana (engraver)

  • Pietro Fontana (1762 – 18 September 1837) was an Italian engraver. Born in Bassano Romano, 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.
  • 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.

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