Adela Dora Ohlfsen-Bagge, known professionally as Dora Ohlfsen, was an Australian sculptor and art medallist. Working mostly in Italy, her first prominent work was a bronze medallion, The Awakening of Australian Art (1907), which won an award at the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition in London and was purchased for the Petit Palais in Paris. Other notable works include the Anzac Medal (1916), created to raise funds for Australians and New Zealanders who fought in the Gallipoli campaign, and Sacrifice (1926), the war memorial in Formia, Italy.
Dora Ohlfsen-Bagge
Dora Ohlfsen-Bagge
Dora Ohlfsen, 1908
From a cover story by Rivista di Roma, March 1908
Formia is a city and comune in the province of Latina, on the Mediterranean coast of Lazio, Italy. It is located halfway between Rome and Naples, and lies on the Roman-era Appian Way. It has a population of 38,095.
The so-called Tomb of Cicero
Fresco from Piazza Mattei, 1st c. AD
The octagonal tower of Castellone.
The tower of Mola Castle.