Paolo Antonio Domenico Fontana ( Italian: Paolo Antonio Domenico Fontana , Polish. Paweł Antoni Fontana ; October 28, 1696 , Castello , Italy - † March 17, 1765 , Izyaslav ) - Italian architect who worked in the Commonwealth . Representative of the late Baroque , close to Vilnius . Lieutenant of artillery of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .
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| Basic information | |
| A country | Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Date of Birth | October 28, 1696 |
| Place of Birth | Castello, Italy |
| Date of death | March 17, 1765 (68 years old) |
| Place of death | Izyaslav , Ukraine |
| Work and Achievements | |
| Worked in the cities | Warsaw , Vinnitsa , Izyaslav , Helm |
| Architectural style | baroque |
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Biography
Comes from a poor family of Giacomo Domenico Fontana and Marta Bellotti, from the village of Castello in the Val di Sole Valley ( Italian: Val di Sole ), province of Trento . Most of the Italian late Baroque architects came from these places.
It is not known where Fontana was educated. March 2, 1723 he left Italy in search of a better life in the Commonwealth . Until April 1726 he lived in Warsaw , and then, with the assistance of the famous architect Giuseppe Fontana, he entered the service of one of the most influential magnates, crown marshal Pavel Karl Sangushka . This period of the architect's life was the most productive.
He creates typical and at the same time vivid examples of sacred architecture, namely, St. Anne's Cathedral in Lubartu , St. Ludwik's Cathedral in Wlodawa , the Cathedral and the Monastery of the Reformed Fathers in Rawa Russka , the Greek Catholic Cathedral in Chelm .
In 1730 , he married his first wife, Marianna Sufczynska ( Polish: Marianna Suffczyńska ). In the period 1730-40 he received the rank of lieutenant of artillery of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , though completely formal.
In 1745 he returned to Italy, but the very next year he signed a new service contract at the court of Prince Paul Karl Sangushko, now in Izyaslav .
After the death of his wife, he remarried (c. 1748 ) with Teresa Romaironi ( Italian: Teresa Romaironi ). Although Fontana noted the construction stagnation in Volhynia , in those years he built the cathedral and monastery of the Lazarite fathers in Izyaslav, the wooden cathedral in Belogorodka , the Dominican Cathedral in Vinnitsa , the Cathedral of the Jesuit Fathers in Kremenets , the Parafial Cathedral in Chudnov , the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Starokonstantinov , the Cathedral the Jesuit Fathers in Zhytomyr , the palace of Princes Sangushko in Izyaslav (together with Jakub Fontana ( Italian: Jakub Fontana ).
After the death of Prince Paul Karl Sangushko ( 1750 ), his ambitious widow Barbara Sangushko made grandiose plans. However, old age and illnesses prevented the architect from realizing them fully. In addition, Paolo Fontana missed his homeland and always sought to return there, as evidenced by his letters and financial statements on the acquisition of property in Italy.
Around 1764, the architect finally loses sight. March 17, 1765 Paolo Fontana died. He was buried in Izyaslav, but his grave was not preserved. After his death, the architect's family moved to Lviv .
Paolo Fontana had eight children, four of whom died in childhood.
Works
- St. Anne's Cathedral , Lubartow
- Cathedral and Monastery of the Capuchins, Lubartow
- Princely Palace and the Orangery at the Palace of Princes Sangushko , Lubartow
- Palace of Princes Sangushko in Izyaslav
- Palace of Princes Sangushko, Warsaw
- Monastery of the Fathers of the Dominicans, Crayfish
- Cathedral and Monastery of the Reformed Fathers, Rava-Russkaya
- Cathedral and Monastery of the Reformed Fathers, Ship Cherry
- Cathedral of Saints Ignatius Loyoli and Stanislav Kostka in Kremenets
- Parafial Cathedral, Chudnov
- Cathedral and Monastery of the Fathers of Piyarov , Lukow
- Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Lublin
- Carmelite Fathers Monastery, Lublin
- Cathedral and Monastery of the Reformed Fathers, Helm
- Greek Catholic Cathedral, Helm
- Cathedral of St. Ludwik, Wlodawa
- Cathedral and monastery of the Brigidock sisters, Berestya
- Parish Cathedral, Island
- Cathedral and Monastery of the Fathers of the Capuchins, Ustilug
- Cathedral of the Jesuits Fathers, Zhytomyr
- Cathedral of the Fathers of Piyars, Helm
- Dominican Cathedral , Vinnitsa
- St. Joseph's Cathedral and the Monastery of the Lazarite Fathers, Izyaslav
- Ostrog Gate, Izyaslav
- Cathedral and Monastery of the Fathers of the Capuchins, Starokonstantinov
- Great Synagogue (Wlodawa)
Memory
One of the streets of Izyaslav now bears the name of Paola Fontana. Previously bore the name of Rosa Luxemburg .
Literature
- Joanna Winiewicz. Biografija i działalność Pawła Fontany w świetle dworu Sanguszków // BHS. T. 49. 1987. No. 3-4. polish
- Jόzef Skrabski. Paolo Fontana. Nadworny architekt Sanguszkόw. Tarnόw, 2007. ISBN 978-83-85988-77-9 Polish.