The Godfather Of Roman Public Fountains
The Godfather Of Roman Public Fountains
There are many famous Roman water fountains in its city center. One of the greatest sculptors and artists of the 17th century, virtually all of them were planned, conceived and constructed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He was furthermore a urban designer, in addition to his skills as a water fountain engineer, and remnants of his life's work are evident all through the avenues 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. An outstanding employee, Bernin received praise and the patronage of popes and well known painters. He was originally renowned for his sculpture. Working gracefully with Roman marble, he utilized a base of knowledge in the historical Greek architecture, most especially in the Vatican. He was influenced by many a great artists, however, Michelangelo had the biggest effect on his work.
The Dispersion of Water Feature Design Knowledge
The Dispersion of Water Feature Design Knowledge Throughout the European countries, the principal means of spreading practical hydraulic facts and fountain design ideas were the circulated pamphlets and illustrated publications of the time, which contributed to the evolution of scientific development.
An internationally celebrated innovator in hydraulics in the later part of the 1500's was a French fountain engineer, whose name has been lost to history. With Royal commissions in Brussels, London and Germany, he began his career in Italy, acquiring experience in garden design and grottoes with built-in and ingenious water features. “The Principles of Moving Forces”, a book that became the essential text on hydraulic mechanics and engineering, was written by him toward the end of his lifetime in France. Classical antiquity hydraulic advancements were outlined as well as updates to essential classical antiquity hydraulic advancements in the book. Dominant among these works were those of Archimedes, the developer of the water screw, a mechanized method of moving water. An beautiful water fountain with sunlight heating the water in two containers hidden in a adjacent accommodation was shown in one illustration. The end result: the water fountain is triggered by the hot water expanding and rising up the pipelines. Yard ponds as well as pumps, water wheels, and water feature designs are included in the book.
The Origins of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains
The Origins of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains Himself a highly educated man, Pope Nicholas V headed the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 till 1455 and was responsible for the translation of hundreds of age-old documents from their original Greek into Latin. It was important for him to beautify the city of Rome to make it worthy of being known as the capital of the Christian world. Starting in 1453, the ruined ancient Roman aqueduct known as the Aqua Vergine which had brought fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, underwent reconstruction at the behest of the Pope. The historical Roman tradition of marking the entry point of an aqueduct with an imposing celebratory fountain, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. At the bidding of the Pope, architect Leon Battista Alberti undertook the construction of a wall fountain in the place where we now find the Trevi Fountain.
Changes and extensions, included in the repaired aqueduct, eventually provided the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.
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