Domenico Fontana

(1543–1607) Italian architect (1543-1607)

Domenico Fontana (Italy, 1543–1607) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Domenico Fontana belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Domenico Fontana was born in Melide and died in Naples. Domenico Fontana worked in Rome. Wikidata associates Domenico Fontana with Mannerism. Domenico Fontana was awarded Order of the Golden Spur. The students included Carlo Maderno and Girolamo Rainaldi.

The best-known works include ‘San Luigi dei Francesi’, ‘Quirinal Palace’, ‘Lateran Palace’, and ‘Royal Palace of Naples’. The catalogue has 11 buildings by Domenico Fontana. The dated buildings span the years 1395 BC–1919. The buildings are in Rome, Neapel, and Municipio I. According to Wikidata, buildings by Domenico Fontana belong to the ‘Renaissance’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Sofonisba Anguissola, Pompeo Leoni, Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Federico Zuccaro, and Jacopo Zucchi.

• Quirinalpalatset
• Lateranpalatset
• San Luigi dei Francesi
• Palazzo Reale di Napoli
• Lateran Obelisk
• Mosesfontänen
• Hermitage of Camaldoli
• Palazzo Carafa della Spina
• Palazzo Rusticucci-Accoramboni
• Santa Maria della Stella, Naples
• Palazzo Albani del Drago (Rome)