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in 1686 and 1692–1700. Fontana's studio was one of the most prolific in Europe; its designs for fountains, tombs, and altars were often imitated or reproduced abroad. Among
Fontana's disciples, who spread his fame throughout Europe, were
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His first independent project may be the church of San Biagio in
Campitelli, completed by 1665. After a fire during the night of Good Friday in 1670 destroyed the roof and part of the interior of the
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and director of PSK betting firm from
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Fontana was an able artist and a good designer, but lacked the innovation that characterized early
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Fontana mainly worked in Rome, assisted by his nephews
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Tazartes, Fontaines de Rome, (French edition translated from Italian), Citadelles & Mazenot, Paris, 2004, p. 48
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Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Carlo Fontana".
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237:which formed a sort of island from
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455:The fountain in the left of the
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164:he built the public oil depots (
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325:Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
313:Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt
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349:Carlo Francesco Bizzaccheri
277:Giovanni Battista Vaccarini
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462:The fountain in front of
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437:San Biagio in Campitelli
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493:Sant'Andrea della Valle
363:Santi Apostoli ceiling.
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248:Via della Conciliazione
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430:Gian Lorenzo Bernini
404:Palazzo Montecitorio
155:St. Peter's Basilica
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51:Roman architecture.
611:Baths of Diocletian
550:Christina of Sweden
408:Chamber of Deputies
400:. Main altar (1674)
392:Francesco Borromini
388:Palazzo Giustiniani
204:Sanctuary of Loyola
170:Baths of Diocletian
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435:Church of
432:(1662–79).
424:Church of
394:and others
162:Clement XI
670:article "
253:Colosseum
223:Borromini
72:Novazzano
55:Biography
468:restored
268:principe
235:La Spina
216:basilica
564:Tuscany
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331:, and
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212:Jesuit
200:Vienna
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289:Italy
257:Tiber
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