03 — ARTWORK
Medal of Francesco Ferdinando d'Ávalos
- MEDIUM
- Bronze, diameter 7 cm
- TYPE
- Portrait
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 800 × 395 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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The obverse of the medal shows the bust of Francesco Ferdinando d'’Ávalos d'Aquino, VII marquis of Pescara and III marquis of Vasto (c. 1530-1571), while the reverse depicts Francesco Ferdinando as Hercules Plucking the Apples of the Hesperides.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Medal of Francesco Ferdinando d'Ávalos by FONTANA, Annibale},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/fontana-annibale-ra0d41884dae63d/medal-of-francesco-ferdinando-dvalos-r99763a4e6c220b},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
