Bernini's Early Masterpieces
Bernini's Early Masterpieces Bernini's earliest water fountain, named Barcaccia, is a breath taking work of art seen at the foot of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. Roman locals and site seers who enjoy conversation as well as being the company of others still go to this spot. The streets surrounding his fountain have come to be one of the city’s most trendy gathering places, something which would certainly have pleased Bernini himself. The master's first water fountain of his professional life was built at around 1630 at the behest of Pope Urbano VIII. Depicted in the fountain's design is a large ship slowly sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. According to 16th century reports, a great flood of the Tevere covered the entire area in water, an event which was memorialized by the tremendous fountain. Absenting himself from Italy only once in his life for a long-lasting time period, in 1665 Bernini traveled to France.Your Outdoor Living Area: A Great Spot for a Fountain

Putting in a wall fountain is your best option for a little backyard because a spouting or cascading fountain takes up too much space. Either a stand-alone fountain with an even back and an attached basin set against a fence or a wall, or a wall-mounted kind which is self-contained and hangs on a wall, are some of the options from which you can choose. Both a fountain mask placed on the existing wall as well as a basin located at the bottom to collect the water are equired if you wish to include a fountain. The plumbing and masonry work necessary for this type of job requires training, so it is best to employ a skilled person rather than go at it yourself.
The Godfather Of Roman Public Fountains

A Chronicle of Garden Water Fountains
A Chronicle of Garden Water Fountains Hundreds of classic Greek documents were translated into Latin under the authority of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who ruled the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455. It was imperative for him to embellish the city of Rome to make it worthy of being known as the capital of the Christian world. At the behest of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a ruined aqueduct which had transported clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was restored starting in 1453.