The Father Of Rome's Water Feature Design

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The Father Of Rome's Water Feature Design There are numerous famous water fountains in the city center of Rome. One of the greatest sculptors and designers of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed, conceptualized and built nearly all of them. His abilities as a fountain creator and also as a city designer, are obvious all through the roads of Rome. A renowned Florentine sculptor, Bernini's father mentored his young son, and they eventually transferred to Rome to fully exhibit their art, mainly in the form of public water features and water fountains. The young Bernini received praise from Popes and influential artists alike, and was an excellent employee. At the beginning he was known for his sculptural skills. He made use of his expertise and melded it seamlessly with Roman marble, most significantly in the Vatican. Although many artists had an influence on his work, Michelangelo had the most profound effect.

Bernini’s Early Italian Fountains

Bernini’s Early Italian Fountains One can see Bernini's very first masterpiece, the Barcaccia water fountain, at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. To this day, you will find Roman locals and vacation goers filling this space to revel in chit chatter and being among other people. The streets neighboring his fountain have come to be one of the city’s most fashionable meeting places, something which would certainly have pleased Bernini himself. The master's very first fountain of his career was built at around 1630 at the request of Pope Urbano VIII. Illustrated in the fountain's design is a large ship gradually sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. The great flooding of the Tevere that blanketed the whole region with water in the 16th was memorialized by this momentous fountain as recorded by reports dating back to this time. In 1665, France was graced by Bernini's only prolonged journey outside of Italy.