Water Fountain Builders Through History
Water Fountain Builders Through History Often serving as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars, all in one, fountain creators were multi-talented people from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century.
Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance artist, was notable as a creative master, inventor and scientific virtuoso. With his immense fascination regarding the forces of nature, he examined the attributes and motion of water and also methodically documented his examinations in his now much celebrated notebooks. Combining imagination with hydraulic and gardening mastery, early Italian water feature developers changed private villa settings into innovative water displays full with emblematic implications and natural charm. The humanist Pirro Ligorio, renowned for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden design, provided the vision behind the wonders in Tivoli. Well versed in humanistic topics and classical scientific texts, other fountain makers were masterminding the extraordinary water marbles, water features and water jokes for the countless estates near Florence.
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Originate from?
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Originate from? The dramatic or ornamental effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, as well as providing drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property.Originally, fountains only served a practical purpose. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to provide them with drinking water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Used until the 19th century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their source of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from the power of gravity. Fountains were an excellent source of water, and also served to adorn living areas and memorialize the designer. The main components used by the Romans to create their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly depicting animals or heroes. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to re-create the gardens of paradise. To demonstrate his dominance over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. Seventeen and 18 century Popes sought to exalt their positions by including beautiful baroque-style fountains at the point where restored Roman aqueducts arrived into the city.
Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity helped fountains to deliver recycled water into living spaces as well as create unique water effects.
Nowadays, fountains decorate public areas and are used to recognize individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.