Annibale Fontana (1540–1587) was an Italian sculptor, medallist and crystal-worker. Fontana was born in

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. 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

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, 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

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. He died in Milan in 1587. File:Annibale Fontana - Plaque with Hercules and Achelous - Walters 4171.jpg, Plaque with Hercules and Achelous.

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