Orazio Fontana (ca. 1510–1576)

• Was an Italian potter and maiolica painter.
• He was born in Castel Durante as the son of Guido Durantino, who was also known as Guido Fontana.
• Along with his father and his brothers Camillo and Nicola, he ran a workshop for several decades.
• He finally moved with his family to Urbino from the 1530s onwards, where he set up his own workshop in grotesques in 1565.
• Supported by Duke Guidobaldo II of Urbino, Orazio introduced istoriato maiolica in the area.
• Together with his workshop he realized great commissions, including table service for Anne de Montmorency.
• He died in Urbino in 1571.

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