"Old School" Garden Fountain Designers

"Old School" Garden Fountain Designers Water fountain designers were multi-talented individuals from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century, often working as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one person. Exemplifying the Renaissance skilled artist as a inspiring master, Leonardo da Vinci toiled as an inventor and scientific expert. The forces of nature led him to research the properties and movement of water, and due to his fascination, he carefully captured his ideas in his now famed notebooks. Early Italian water fountain engineers changed private villa settings into amazing water showcases full with symbolic meaning and natural beauty by combining creativity with hydraulic and gardening experience. The humanist Pirro Ligorio offered the vision behind the splendors in Tivoli and was celebrated for his abilities in archeology, architecture and garden design. For the various mansions in the vicinity of Florence, other fountain engineers were well versed in humanist themes as well as ancient technical texts, masterminding the incredible water marbles, water features and water jokes.

Architectural Sculpture in Old Greece

Architectural Sculpture in Old Greece Nearly all sculptors were remunerated by the temples to adorn the elaborate pillars and archways with renderings of the gods until the period came to a close and countless Greeks began to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more common for sculptors to portray everyday men and women as well. Architectural Sculpture Old Greece 4846154459843518.jpg

Architectural Sculpture Old Greece 4846154459843518.jpg

Portraiture, which would be accepted by the Romans upon their annexation of Greek society became traditional as well, and wealthy family members would at times commission a portrayal of their forebears to be placed in enormous familial tombs. All through the years of The Greek Classical period, a time of aesthetic progress, the use of sculpture and many other art forms greatly improved, so it is erroneous to think that the arts served just one function. It could be the advanced quality of Greek sculpture that grabs our awareness these days; it was on a leading-edge practice of the ancient world whether it was made for religious purposes or artistic pleasure.