page_title: Andrea Fantoni
hierarchical_section_title: Andrea Fantoni
caption_attribution_description: English: Bergamo (Lombardy, Italy) – upper city – Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore – interior – confessional by Andrea Fantoni in 1704 Deutsch: Bergamo (Lombardei, Italien) – Oberstadt – Basilika Santa Maria Maggiore – Inneres – Beichtstuhl von Andrea Fantoni aus dem Jahr 1704 This photograph was taken with a Nikon D7000
context_page_description: Andrea Fantoni was an Italian sculptor and woodcarver of the late-Baroque period, active in the region near Bergamo.
  He was born in Rovetta in 1659, and he died in Bergamo in 1734. He trained with his family of artisans as well as the noted wood carver Pietro Ramus, and then traveled to Parma to work in the Palazzo Ducale. He returned to Rovetta in 1679. His studio produced a variety of works, including statues, reliefs, and wood carving. He is best known for his wooden confessional from the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo, and the Duomo of St. Alessandro in Brescia, as well as the pulpit in the Basilica di San Martino at Alzano Lombardo. There are also some altar at a parish churches in the valle Camonica near Cerveno and Angolo Terme. In Clusone, in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta are a number of sculptures. He also has works in the Ognissanti church in Rovetta.
context_section_description: Andrea Fantoni (1659–1734) was an Italian sculptor and woodcarver of the late-Baroque period, active in the region near Bergamo.
  He was born in Rovetta in 1659, and he died in Bergamo in 1734. He trained with his family of artisans as well as the noted wood carver Pietro Ramus (1639–1682), and then traveled to Parma to work in the Palazzo Ducale. He returned to Rovetta in 1679. His studio produced a variety of works, including statues, reliefs, and wood carving. He is best known for his wooden confessional from the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo, and the Duomo of St. Alessandro in Brescia, as well as the pulpit in the Basilica di San Martino at Alzano Lombardo. There are also some altar at a parish churches in the valle Camonica near Cerveno and Angolo Terme. In Clusone, in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta are a number of sculptures. He also has works in the Ognissanti church in  Rovetta.
caption: Confessional (1704) by Fantoni in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo
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