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Alfonso d'Avalos Addressing his Troops
Alfonso d'Avalos Addressing his Troops (Spanish: "Alocución del Marqués del Vasto") is a portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos by Titian, painted in around 1540 and now held at the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Alfonso d'Avalos, Marquise del Vasto, was a noble Neapolitan, descended from a family of Castilian origin. He participated in the Battle of Pavia and the conquest of Tunis in 1535. In 1538 he was appointed governor of Milan. Military failures caused a subsequent falling out of favor with
"Alfonso d'Avalos Addressing his Troops", showing the Spanish governor of the city addressing his knights with a page beside him holding his helmet.