Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
(1762–1853) fransk arkitekt
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (France, 1762–1853) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine belongs to the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’ in this site’s history of art.
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine was born in Pontoise and died in former 8th arrondissement of Paris. Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine studied under Antoine-François Peyre. Wikidata associates Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine with Neoclassicism. Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine became a member of Société des arts de Genève, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Prix de Rome, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, and Commander of the Legion of Honour. The students included Jacques Ignace Hittorff, Hippolyte Le Bas, Louis Visconti, and Auguste Caristie.
The best-known works include ‘Château de Randan’ and ‘Église Notre-Dame-de-Compassion’. The works belong mainly to the genre architecture. The catalogue has 14 works by Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine with free images. The dated works span the years 1809–1810. Works by Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine are held by Musea Brugge and drawings in the National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Edward Savage, Charles Paul Landon, Mather Brown, Marguerite Gérard, and Johann Christian Reinhart.