Ancient Water Fountain Designers

Often serving as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars, all in one, fountain creators were multi-talented individuals from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century. Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance artist, was renowned as an inspired genius, inventor and scientific virtuoso. He systematically captured his ideas in his now celebrated notebooks, after his tremendous curiosity in the forces of nature inspired him to research the qualities and mobility of water. Combining inventiveness with hydraulic and landscaping expertise, early Italian water feature designers changed private villa settings into brilliant water displays full with emblematic meaning and natural charm. The humanist Pirro Ligorio, celebrated for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden design, offered the vision behind the splendors in Tivoli. Masterminding the excellent water marbles, water features and water pranks for the various properties near Florence, some other fountain engineers were well versed in humanist themes as well as ancient technical texts.

The Benefits of Installing an Interior Wall Water Fountain

The Benefits of Installing an Interior Wall Water Fountain Beautify and update your living space by including an indoor wall fountain in your house. You can create a noise-free, stress-free and relaxing setting for your family, friends and customers by installing this type of fountain. Moreover, this kind of indoor wall water feature will most certainly gain the admiration of your staff as well as your clientele. An interior water feature is certain to delight all those who see it while also impressing your loudest naysayers.

While sitting underneath your wall fountain you can indulge in the peace it provides after a long day's work and enjoy watching your favorite sporting event. Anyone close to an indoor fountain will benefit from it because its sounds emit negative ions, remove dust and allergens from the air, and also lend to a soothing environment.

The First Modern Outdoor Wall Fountains

The First Modern Outdoor Wall Fountains Himself a learned man, Pope Nicholas V headed the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 till 1455 and was responsible for the translation of scores of age-old documents from their original Greek into Latin. It was important for him to embellish the city of Rome to make it worthy of being called the capital of the Christian world. Restoration of the Acqua Vergine, a ruined Roman aqueduct which had transported clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the bidding of the Pope. The historical Roman tradition of marking the entry point of an aqueduct with an magnificent celebratory fountain, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. The Trevi Fountain now occupies the area formerly filled with a wall fountain crafted by Leon Battista Albert, an architect employed by the Pope. Changes and extensions, included in the restored aqueduct, eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.