Antonio Fontanesi
Italian · 1818–1882 · Painter, Printmaker
Antonio Fontanesi was an Italian painter who lived in Meiji period Japan between 1876 and 1878. He introduced European oil painting techniques to Japan, and exerted a… (Wikipedia)
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Paesaggio con contadina e armentiCapitolium Art · €4,410≈ $5,042≈ £3,738Sign up to see
Coppia di incisioni. Idillio. PascoloCapitolium Art · €76≈ $89≈ £67Sign up to see
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Antonio Fontanesi was an Italian painter who lived in Meiji period Japan between 1876 and 1878. He introduced European oil painting techniques to Japan, and exerted a significant role in the development of modern Japanese yōga painting. He is known for his works in the romantic style of the French Barbizon school.
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Also known as A. Fontanesi, m. fontanesi
Works in museum collections
Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund — Open Acce…
![Antonio Fontanesi, Fisherman on the Lakeshore [Pescatore sulla riva del lago]](/img/museum/cmun71bae01gt9qzvjb3cshq9/card)
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund — Open Acce…
![Antonio Fontanesi, Fishing [La pesca]](/img/museum/cmun71bae01gv9qzvpjj2w4it/card)
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund — Open Acce…
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Antonio Fontanesi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
![Antonio Fontanesi, Fisherman on the Lakeshore [Pescatore sulla riva del lago]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Fontanesi,_Fisherman_on_the_Lakeshore_(Pescatore_sulla_riva_del_lago),_c._1864,_NGA_160883.jpg)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Antonio Fontanesi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
![Antonio Fontanesi, Fishing [La pesca]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Fontanesi,_Fishing_(La_pesca),_1864,_NGA_160886.jpg)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Antonio Fontanesi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Galleria Sabauda ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Galleria Sabauda
Palazzo dei Musei ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Palazzo dei Musei
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e C…
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