Bernini’s First Italian Fountains

Bernini’s First Italian Fountains The Barcaccia, Bernini's first water fountain, is a striking chef d'oeuvre built at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. To this day, this spot is flooded with Roman locals and travelers alike who enjoy conversation and each other's company. The streets neighboring his water fountain have come to be one of the city’s most stylish meeting places, something which would certainly have pleased Bernini himself. Bernini’s First Italian Fountains 988502755.jpg

In about 1630, the great master designed the first fountain of his career at the behest of Pope Ubano VIII. The fountain’s central theme is based on an enormous ship slowly sinking into the Mediterranean. The great 16th century flood of the Tevere, which left the entire region inundated with water, was memorialized by the fountain according to documents from the period. In what became his one and only extended absence from Italy, Bernini {journeyed | traveled] to France in 1665.

Contemporary Sculpture in Early Greece

Contemporary Sculpture in Early Greece Sculptors garnished the lavish columns and archways with renderings of the gods until the period came to a close and most Greeks had begun to think of their theology as superstitious rather than sacred; at that instant, it became more standard for sculptors be paid to portray ordinary people as well. Rich individuals would occasionally commission a rendition of their forefathers for their big family tombs; portraiture also became frequent and would be appropriated by the Romans upon their acquisition of Greek civilization. The use of sculpture and other art forms differed through the many years of The Greek Classical period, a duration of creative progress when the arts had more than one goal. It could be the advanced quality of Greek sculpture that grabs our awareness today; it was on a leading-edge practice of the ancient world whether it was established for religious reasons or aesthetic pleasure.

Anglo-Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest

Anglo-Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest The introduction of the Normans in the second half of the eleventh century irreparably improved The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle. Architecture and gardening were skills that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the general population. Anglo-Saxon Landscapes Norman Conquest 03686993503122274040.jpg

Anglo-Saxon Landscapes Norman Conquest 03686993503122274040.jpg

Castles were more standard constructions and often built on blustery hills, where their people devoted both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were major stone buildings, commonly located in the widest, most fruitful hollows. Gardening, a placid occupation, was unfeasible in these fruitless fortifications. The finest example of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent presently is Berkeley Castle. The keep is said to date from William the Conqueror's time. A massive terrace serves as a discouraging factor to invaders who would try to mine the walls of the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an aged yew hedge trimmed into the shape of crude battlements.