early life and training antonio fontanesi, an italian painter, was born on february 23, 1818, in reggio emilia, emilia-romagna. he trained with the landscape painters prospero minghetti and vincenzo carnevali. fontanesi's early work involved creating theatre sets (1841-1846) and painting landscapes. career in europe and japan fontanesi participated in various artistic exhibitions, showcasing his works in lyon, turin, milan, florence, g…