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Annibale Fontana (1540–1587) was an Italian sculptor, medallist and crystal-worker. Fontana was born in
Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
. His first known work is a crystal case, now in the ''Schatzkammer '' of
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, for
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(c. 1560-1570). In 1570–1572 he was in
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, working for viceroy Francesco Fernardo d'Avalos, of whom he made a portrait on a medal. He returned to
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, where he married Ippolita Saracchi, a member of a famous family of crystal-workers. Later Fontana worked in the church of
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, executing the famous statue of the ''Assumption'' and numerous statues for the façade and the cross and large bronze candlesticks of the major wing of the Certosa di Pavia. He died in Milan in 1587. File:Annibale Fontana - Plaque with Hercules and Achelous - Walters 4171.jpg, Plaque with Hercules and Achelous, from the collection of The Walters Art Museum


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fontana, Annibale 1540 births 1587 deaths Duchy of Milan people Artists from Milan 16th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Italian medallists 16th-century medallists