Fountain Engineers Through History

Fountain Engineers Through History Multi-talented people, fountain artists from the 16th to the late 18th century frequently functioned as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars all in one. Leonardo da Vinci as a creative intellect, inventor and scientific virtuoso exemplified this Renaissance creator. Fountain Engineers History 740501765206913560.jpg

Fountain Engineers History 740501765206913560.jpg

With his tremendous curiosity concerning the forces of nature, he researched the characteristics and movement of water and also carefully documented his observations in his now much celebrated notebooks. Ingenious water displays full of symbolic significance and all-natural wonder converted private villa settings when early Italian water feature creators combined creativity with hydraulic and gardening abilities. The humanist Pirro Ligorio brought the vision behind the splendors in Tivoli and was distinguished for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden design. Other water fountain designers, masterminding the incredible water marbles, water attributes and water humor for the various estates near Florence, were well-versed in humanistic subject areas and traditional scientific texts.

The Distribution of Outdoor Garden Fountain Industrial Knowledge in Europe

The Distribution of Outdoor Garden Fountain Industrial Knowledge in Europe The published documents and illustrated pamphlets of the time contributed to the evolution of scientific technology, and were the chief means of spreading useful hydraulic facts and water fountain ideas all through Europe. An unnamed French water fountain designer became an globally renowned hydraulic pioneer in the later part of the 1500's. By creating gardens and grottoes with integrated and clever water attributes, he began his career in Italy by receiving Royal commissions in Brussels, London and Germany. Distribution Outdoor Garden Fountain Industrial Knowledge Europe 2796874564.jpg

Distribution Outdoor Garden Fountain Industrial Knowledge Europe 2796874564.jpg

He penned a book named “The Principles of Moving Forces” towards the end of his life while in France that turned into the fundamental tome on hydraulic technology and engineering. The book modified important hydraulic discoveries since classical antiquity as well as explaining modern day hydraulic technologies. The water screw, a mechanical way to move water, and invented by Archimedes, was featured in the book. Two hidden vessels warmed by sunlight in a area adjacent to the ornamental fountain were shown in an illustration. The end result: the water feature is stimulated by the hot water expanding and ascending up the piping. Pumps, water wheels, water attributes and backyard pond designs are covered in the text.

Architectural Sculpture in Ancient Greece

Architectural Sculpture in Ancient Greece Though many sculptors were compensated by the temples to embellish the elaborate columns and archways with renderings of the gods of old, as the period came to a close, it became more prevalent for sculptors to depict ordinary people as well because plenty of Greeks had begun to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred. Portraiture started to be widespread as well, and would be accepted by the Romans when they defeated the Greeks, and on occasion wealthy families would order a depiction of their progenitors to be placed inside their grand familial tombs. A point of aesthetic enhancement, the use of sculpture and alternate art forms morphed during the Greek Classical period, so it is not entirely accurate to suggest that the arts provided only one function. Greek sculpture is perhaps enticing to us at present as it was an avant-garde experiment in the ancient world, so it does not matter whether or not its original function was religious zeal or artistic enjoyment.