Antonio Fontanesi

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Antonio Fontanesi was an Italian painter who introduced European oil painting techniques to Japan and influenced the development of modern Japanese yōga painting. He is known for his works in the romantic style of the French Barbizon school.

Tokyo

Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo
Fontanesi: Italian Light, Landscapes of the Heart
17 October 2026 – 24 January 2027
First major retrospective in Japan in 50 years of Italian landscape painter Antonio Fontanesi (1818-1882), who taught early Japanese Western-style painters in Tokyo.

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