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Prospero Fontana

1512 - 1597

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Prospero Fontana (1512–1597) was a Bolognese painter of late Renaissance and Mannerist art. He is perhaps best known for his frescoes and architectural detailing. The speed in which he completed paintings earned him commissions where he worked with other prominent artists of the period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prospero Fontana has received more than 31,648 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Prospero Fontana is the 1,002nd most popular painter (down from 941st in 2019), the 2,412th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,271st in 2019) and the 200th most popular Italian Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Prospero Fontana ranks 1,002 out of 1,421. Before him are Hans von Kulmbach, Jan Wildens, Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, Il Pordenone, Arthur Hughes, and John Frederick Kensett. After him are Cornelis de Vos, Adriaen van de Venne, Caspar van Wittel, Othon Friesz, François-Auguste Biard, and Jaume Huguet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1512, Prospero Fontana ranks 13. Before him are Niccolò dell'Abbate, Devlet I Giray, Robert Recorde, Diego Laynez, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, and Sibylle of Cleves. After him are Marcin Kromer, Galeazzo Alessi, Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, and Kamran Mirza. Among people deceased in 1597, Prospero Fontana ranks 19. Before him are Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Won Gyun, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana of Austria, Luís Fróis, and Princess Elizabeth of Sweden. After him are Fernando de Herrera and Jakub Wujek.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Prospero Fontana ranks 2,412 out of 4,668. Before him are Gnaeus Manlius Vulso (-300), Marino Morosini (1181), Aristodemus of Cumae (-550), Alex Zanardi (1966), Il Pordenone (1484), and Giulietta Simionato (1910). After him are Greta Scacchi (1960), Odoardo Beccari (1843), Bruno Zevi (1918), Giovanni Spadolini (1925), Laura Biagiotti (1943), and Mauro Tassotti (1960).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Prospero Fontana ranks 200. Before him are Marco Basaiti (1470), Bartolomeo Montagna (1450), Ugolino di Nerio (1280), Coppo di Marcovaldo (1225), Barbara Longhi (1552), and Il Pordenone (1484). After him are Taddeo Zuccari (1529), Francesco Furini (1603), Perino del Vaga (1501), Benedetto Luti (1666), Moretto da Brescia (1498), and Taddeo di Bartolo (1362).

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