diff --git a/python/caca/canvas.py b/python/caca/canvas.py
index 4618a66..329a7cd 100644
--- a/python/caca/canvas.py
+++ b/python/caca/canvas.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import ctypes
 
 from caca import _lib
+from caca.font import _Font
 
 class _Canvas(object):
     """ Model for Canvas objects.
@@ -979,6 +980,23 @@ class Canvas(_Canvas):
 
         return _lib.caca_flush_figlet(self)
 
+    def render(self, font, buf, width, height, pitch):
+        """ Render the canvas onto an image buffer.
+
+            font    -- a Font() object
+            buf     -- the image buffer
+            width   -- the width (in pixels) of the image
+            heigth  -- the height (in pixels) of the image
+            pitch   -- the pitch (in bytes) of the image
+        """
+        _lib.caca_render_canvas.argtypes = [
+            _Canvas, _Font, ctypes.c_char_p,
+            ctypes.c_int, ctypes.c_int, ctypes.c_int
+        ]
+        _lib.caca_render_canvas.restype  = ctypes.c_int
+
+        return _lib.caca_render_canvas(self, font, buf, width, height, pitch)
+
 class NullCanvas(_Canvas):
     """ Represent a NULL canvas_t, eg to use as canvas mask for blit operations.
     """
diff --git a/python/caca/font.py b/python/caca/font.py
index bdeec49..34ec28e 100644
--- a/python/caca/font.py
+++ b/python/caca/font.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 """ Libcaca Python bindings """
 
 import ctypes
+import errno
 
 from caca import _lib
 
@@ -31,8 +32,9 @@ class _Font(object):
         return self._font
 
     def __del__(self):
-        if self._font > 0:
-            self._free()
+        if hasattr(self, "_font"):
+            if self._font > 0:
+                self._free()
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "<CacaFont>"
@@ -55,5 +57,44 @@ class Font(_Font):
             font    -- the memory area containing the font or its name
             size    -- the size of the memory area, or 0 if the font name is given
         """
-        pass
+        if size == 0:
+            _lib.caca_load_font.argtypes = [ctypes.c_char_p, ctypes.c_int]
+        else:
+            raise FontError("Unsupported method")
+
+        _lib.caca_load_font.restype = ctypes.c_int
+
+        self._font = _lib.caca_load_font(font, size)
+        if self._font == 0:
+            err = ctypes.c_int.in_dll(_lib, "errno")
+            if err.value == errno.ENOENT:
+                raise FontError("Requested built-in font does not exist")
+            elif err.value == errno.EINVAL:
+                raise FontError("Invalid font data in memory area")
+            elif err.value == errno.ENOMEM:
+                raise FontError("Not enough memory to allocate font structure")
+
+    def get_width(self):
+        """ Get a font's standard glyph width.
+        """
+        _lib.caca_get_font_width.argtypes = [_Font]
+        _lib.caca_get_font_width.restype  = ctypes.c_int
+
+        return _lib.caca_get_font_width(self)
+
+    def get_height(self):
+        """ Get a font's standard glyph height.
+        """
+        _lib.caca_get_font_height.argtypes = [_Font]
+        _lib.caca_get_font_height.restype  = ctypes.c_int
+
+        return _lib.caca_get_font_height(self)
+
+    def get_blocks(self):
+        """ Get a font's list of supported glyphs.
+        """
+        raise FontError("Not Implemented")
+
+class FontError(Exception):
+    pass
 
diff --git a/python/examples/font.py b/python/examples/font.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..eeadc39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/examples/font.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# font          libcaca font test program
+# Copyright (c) 2010 Alex Foulon <alxf@lavabit.com>
+#
+# This file is a Python port of "examples/font.c"
+# which is:
+# Copyright (c) 2006-2010 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+#               All Rights Reserverd
+#
+# This library is free software. It comes without any warranty, to
+# the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it
+# and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want
+# To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
+# http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+#
+
+import ctypes
+import sys
+
+import caca
+from caca.canvas import Canvas, CanvasError
+from caca.display import Display, DisplayError, Event
+from caca.dither import Dither, DitherError
+from caca.font import Font, FontError
+
+def main():
+    """ Main function. """
+
+    try:
+        cv = Canvas(8, 2)
+    except CanvasError, err:
+        sys.stderr.write("%s\n" % err)
+        sys.exit(127)
+
+    cv.set_color_ansi(caca.COLOR_WHITE, caca.COLOR_BLACK)
+    cv.put_str(0, 0, "ABcde")
+    cv.set_color_ansi(caca.COLOR_LIGHTRED, caca.COLOR_BLACK)
+    cv.put_str(5, 0, "\\o/")
+    cv.set_color_ansi(caca.COLOR_WHITE, caca.COLOR_BLUE)
+    cv.put_str(0, 1, "&$âøÿØ?!")
+
+    fonts = caca.get_font_list()
+    if not fonts:
+        sys.stderr.write("libcaca was compiled without any fonts\n")
+        sys.exit(127)
+
+    try:
+        f = Font(fonts[0])
+    except FontError, err:
+        sys.stderr.write("%s\n" % err)
+        sys.exit(127)
+
+    w = cv.get_width() * f.get_width()
+    h = cv.get_height() * f.get_height()
+    buf = ctypes.c_buffer(4 * w * h)
+
+    cv.render(f, buf, w, h, 4 * w)
+
+    cv.set_size(80, 32)
+    try:
+        dp = Display(cv)
+    except DisplayError, err:
+        sys.stderr.write("%s\n" % err)
+        sys.exit(127)
+
+    if sys.byteorder == 'big':
+        dit = Dither(32, w, h, 4 * w, 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff, 0xff000000)
+    else:
+        dit = Dither(32, w, h, 4 * w, 0xff00, 0xff0000, 0xff000000, 0xff)
+
+    dit.bitmap(cv, 0, 0, cv.get_width(), cv.get_height(), buf)
+    dp.refresh()
+
+    dp.get_event(caca.EVENT_KEY_PRESS, Event(), -1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+