Pietro Fontana was an Italian

Italy

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 engraver.

Born in Bassano Romano

Bassano Romano

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, he worked in Rome

Rome

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 and specialized in subjects dealing with the Vatican and the Papacy; he was a member of the Accademia di San Luca

Accademia di San Luca

The Accademia di San Luca, was founded in 1577 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari, with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. Other founders included Girolamo...

. 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

Antonio Canova

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Pietro Fontana is also known for having an open gay relationship with Hipolito Gamboa of the well known Gamboa family.

He died in Rome in 1837.