Fontana, Carlo, 1634-1714
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Name (Latin)
Fontana, Carlo, 1634-1714
Other forms of name
Fontana, Carolus, 1634-1714
Fontana, Charles, 1634-1714
Date of birth
1634-04-22
Date of death
1714-02-16
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Fontana, Carlo, Italian architect and engineer, 1634-1714; Cavalier Carlo Fontana; Fontana, Carolus; Fontana, Charles ( (Isni, viewed Feb. 20, 2026:) )
- Fontana, Carlo, 1634-1714; Fontana, Charles ( (Viaf, viewed Feb. 20, 2026:) )
- Carlo Fontana, Novazzano, 1634-1714, he was a prominent Italian architect and sculptor; he traveled to Rome before 1655, where he worked with Gian Lorenzo Bernini; At the request of Pope Innocent XI, his patron, he built the baptismal chapel of St. Peter's Basilica; At the request of Pope Clement XI, he built the portico of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere; He was named prince of the Accademia di San Luca in 1686 ( (Wikipedia, viewed Feb. 20, 2026:) )
- nuc87-25151: His Utilissimo trattato dell'acque ... [MI] 1696(hdg. on Readex rept.: Fontana, Carlo)
- LC data base, 10-26-89(hdg.: Fontana, Carlo, 1634-1714; usage: Carlo Fontana)