Prospero’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents in His Cradle (recto); Crowned Woman Kneeling in Landscape, and Other Sketches (verso)
Attributed to Prospero Fontana Italian, 1512-1597

Untitled
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899-1968

Scratched Drawing White on White
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899-1968

Untitled
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899-1968

Untitled
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899-1968

Fontana Village
Emil Armin American, 1883-1971

Nude
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899-1968

Untitled
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899-1968

Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel
Jean Pierre Simon (British, born before 1750-c. 1810) after Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825) published by John Boydell (English, 1719-1804)

Death Mask of a Woman
Circle of Lavinia Fontana Italian, 1552-1614

La morocha
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899-1968

Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel
Attributed to Henry Fuseli Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825

Prospero, Miranda, and Caliban, from The Tempest
George Romney English, 1734-1802

Plate with Story of Numa Pompilius and Arms of Gonzaga
Fontana Workshops Italian; Urbino

Crocifisso
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899-1968

Concetto Spaziale
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899-1968

Fontana
Janet Stayton American, born 1939

Christ and the disciples at Emmaus
Giovanni Battista Fontana Italian, 1541-1587

Landscape with Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
Giovanni Battista Fontana Italian, 1541–1587

Baptism of Christ
Giovanni Battista Fontana Italian, 1541-1587