Bernini’s Early Italian Water Fountains

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The Barcaccia, a beautiful fountain built at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna, was Bernini's earliest water fountain. To this day, this area is filled with Roman locals and tourists alike who enjoy debate and each other's company. The streets surrounding his fountain have come to be one of the city’s most fashionable meeting places, something which would certainly have pleased Bernini himself. In around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII helped Bernini launch his career with the construction of his first fountain. People can now see the fountain as an illustration of a commanding ship slowly sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. The great flooding of the Tevere that covered the whole region with water in the 16th was commemorated by this momentous fountain as recorded by documents dating back to this period. In 1665, France was graced by Bernini's one-and-only extended journey outside of Italy.

Cultural Sculpture in Early Greece

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Cultural Sculpture in Early Greece Nearly all sculptors were paid by the temples to accentuate the elaborate columns and archways with renderings of the gods until the period came to a close and countless Greeks began to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more common for sculptors to portray ordinary people as well. Portraiture, which would be recognized by the Romans upon their annexation of Greek society became customary as well, and wealthy family members would sometimes commission a portrayal of their forebears to be added in enormous familial tombs. The usage of sculpture and other art forms differed over the years of The Greek Classical period, a duration of creative progress when the arts had more than one goal. Whether to fulfill a visual yearning or to commemorate the figures of religion, Greek sculpture was an innovative practice in the ancient world, which may be what attracts our focus today.

A Concise History of the Early Water Features

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The water from rivers and other sources was originally provided to the citizens of nearby communities and cities through water fountains, whose design was largely practical, not artistic. In the days before electrical power, the spray of fountains was powered by gravity only, usually using an aqueduct or water source located far away in the surrounding hills. Typically used as monuments and commemorative structures, water fountains have influenced travelers from all over the world all through the centuries. The contemporary fountains of today bear little likeness to the very first water fountains. Basic stone basins created from local stone were the very first fountains, used for spiritual purposes and drinking water. Rock basins are believed to have been first made use of around 2000 BC. The first fountains used in ancient civilizations relied on gravity to manipulate the movement of water through the fountain. Drinking water was delivered by public fountains, long before fountains became ornate public monuments, as striking as they are practical. Fountains with elaborate decoration started to show up in Rome in about 6 BC, usually gods and creatures, made with natural stone or bronze. The Romans had an elaborate system of aqueducts that furnished the water for the countless fountains that were situated throughout the urban center.