Bernini's First Showpieces

Bernini's First Showpieces Bernini's earliest water fountain, named Barcaccia, is a breath taking work of art seen at the bottom of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. To this day, this spot is flooded with Roman locals and tourists alike who enjoy conversation and each other's company. One of the city’s most fashionable gathering spots are the streets surrounding Bernini's fountain, which would undoubtedly have brought a smile to the great Bernini. In around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII helped Bernini start off his career with the construction of his very first water fountain. A massive boat slowly sinking into the Mediterranean is the fountain's central theme. According to 16th century reports, a great flood of the Tevere covered the entire area in water, an event which was commemorated by the tremendous fountain. In what became his sole extended absence from Italy, Bernini {journeyed | traveled] to France in 1665.

Did You Know How Technical Designs And Styles of Fountains Became Known?

Did You Know How Technical Designs And Styles of Fountains Became Known? Throughout Europe, the principal means of dissiminating practical hydraulic understanding and fountain design ideas were the circulated papers and illustrated books of the time, which added to the development of scientific innovation. In the later part of the 1500's, a French water feature designer (whose name has been lost) was the globally distinguished hydraulics innovator. His experience in designing gardens and grottoes with built-in and brilliant water features began in Italy and with commissions in Brussels, London and Germany. In France, towards the closure of his life, he wrote “The Principle of Moving Forces”, a book which became the fundamental text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering. Describing contemporary hydraulic systems, the book furthermore modernized critical hydraulic discoveries of classical antiquity. The water screw, a technical method to move water, and developed by Archimedes, was showcased in the book. An ornamental fountain with the sun warming the liquid in two vessels hidden in an nearby accommodation was presented in one illustration. Actuating the water feature is heated water that expands and rises to close up the pipes. Designs for pumps, water wheels, water features and outdoor ponds are also covered in the guide.