Garden Fountain Designers Through History

Garden Fountain Designers Through History Multi-talented people, fountain designers from the 16th to the late 18th century frequently worked as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars all in one person. Leonardo da Vinci as a inspired master, inventor and scientific virtuoso exemplified this Renaissance master. He systematically recorded his experiences in his currently celebrated notebooks, after his enormous fascination in the forces of nature guided him to research the characteristics and mobility of water. Garden Fountain Designers History 6572257254642008381.jpg

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Transforming private villa settings into amazing water exhibits complete with symbolic significance and natural wonder, early Italian water fountain designers fused curiosity with hydraulic and horticultural ability. Known for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden design, Pirro Ligorio, the humanist, provided the vision behind the splendors in Tivoli. Other fountain engineers, masterminding the phenomenal water marbles, water functions and water antics for the various mansions near Florence, were well-versed in humanist subject areas and classical scientific texts.

The Garden Fountains

The Garden Fountains As originally developed, fountains were crafted to be functional, guiding water from creeks or aqueducts to the citizens of towns and settlements, where the water could be utilized for cooking food, cleaning, and drinking. In the years before electric power, the spray of fountains was powered by gravity exclusively, commonly using an aqueduct or water supply located far away in the nearby mountains. The elegance and wonder of fountains make them ideal for historical monuments. If you saw the 1st fountains, you probably would not recognize them as fountains. Simple stone basins crafted from nearby stone were the first fountains, used for religious ceremonies and drinking water. Rock basins are believed to have been first used around the year 2000 BC. The force of gravity was the power source that controlled the initial water fountains. The placement of the fountains was driven by the water source, which is why you’ll normally find them along aqueducts, waterways, or rivers. The people of Rome began creating elaborate fountains in 6 B.C., most of which were metallic or stone masks of creatures and mythological heroes. A well-engineered collection of reservoirs and aqueducts kept Rome's public fountains supplied with fresh water.

The Godfather Of Roman Fountains

The Godfather Of Roman Fountains In Rome’s city center, there are countless famous water features. Godfather Roman Fountains 97998004778224512.jpg

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Practically all of them were designed, designed and constructed by one of the greatest sculptors and designers of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Also a city architect, he had capabilities as a water fountain designer, and remnants of his life's work are apparent throughout the roads of Rome. Bernini's father, a renowned Florentine sculptor, mentored his young son, and they ultimately moved to Rome, in order to fully express their art, primarily in the form of public water fountains and water features. The young Bernini received encouragement from Popes and influential artists alike, and was an exceptional employee. His sculpture was initially his claim to celebrity. Working effortlessly with Roman marble, he made use of a base of experience in the historical Greek architecture, most notably in the Vatican. Though he was influenced by many, Michelangelo had the most profound impact on him, both personally and professionally.

Rome’s Ingenious Water Transport Solutions

Rome’s Ingenious Water Transport Solutions Aqua Anio Vetus, the first raised aqueduct built in Rome, started off providing the men and women living in the hills with water in 273 BC, though they had depended on natural springs up till then. When aqueducts or springs weren’t easily accessible, people dwelling at greater elevations turned to water pulled from underground or rainwater, which was made possible by wells and cisterns. From the beginning of the sixteenth century, water was routed to Pincian Hill by way of the underground channel of Acqua Vergine. As originally constructed, the aqueduct was provided along the length of its channel with pozzi (manholes) constructed at regular intervals. Whilst these manholes were created to make it much easier to preserve the aqueduct, it was also possible to use buckets to pull water from the channel, which was done by Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi from the time he bought the property in 1543 to his passing in 1552. It appears that, the rainwater cistern on his property wasn’t good enough to satisfy his needs. To provide himself with a much more useful means to gather water, he had one of the manholes exposed, giving him access to the aqueduct below his residence.