The Father Of Rome's Water Fountain Design

The Father Of Rome's Water Fountain Design There are numerous famous water features in Rome’s city center. Father Rome's Water Fountain Design 951596749454.jpg

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One of the most distinguished sculptors and artists of the 17th century, virtually all of them were planned, conceptualized and built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Also a city builder, he had capabilities as a fountain developer, and marks of his life's work are noticeable throughout the avenues of Rome. A famous Florentine sculptor, Bernini's father guided his young son, and they eventually went to Rome to fully showcase their artwork, mainly in the form of community water features and water features. An outstanding employee, Bernin earned compliments and the patronage of popes and well known artists. His sculpture was originally his claim to popularity. Most notably in the Vatican, he made use of a base of experience in ancient Greek architecture and melded it effortlessly with Roman marble. Although many artists had an impact on his work, Michelangelo had the most profound effect.

Where did Garden Water Fountains Come From?

Where did Garden Water Fountains Come From? A fountain, an amazing piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also launch water high into the air for an extraordinary effect.

Originally, fountains only served a functional purpose. Inhabitants of cities, townships and small towns utilized them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash, which meant that fountains needed to be linked to nearby aqueduct or spring. Up to the late nineteenth century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water move down or shoot high into the air. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the designer who created it. Roman fountains usually depicted imagery of animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks. 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. To mark the entryway of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the construction of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts entered the city of Rome

Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Garden Water Fountains Come From? 70492127317435706.jpg Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity allowed fountains to deliver recycled water into living spaces as well as create unique water effects.

Embellishing city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the uses of modern-day fountains.

The Main Characteristics of Ancient Greek Sculpture

The Main Characteristics of Ancient Greek Sculpture Archaic Greeks were known for creating the first freestanding statuary; up till then, most carvings were constructed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Most of the freestanding statues were of youthful, winsome male or female (kore) Greeks and are termed kouros figures. Representing beauty to the Greeks, the kouroi were designed to look stiff and always had foot forward; the males were healthy, robust, and nude. In about 650 BC, the differences of the kouroi became life-sized. A significant time of improvement for the Greeks, the Archaic period helped bring about newer forms of state, expressions of art, and a higher comprehension of people and customs outside of Greece. Wars like The Arcadian wars, the Spartan invasion of Samos, and other wars between city-states are suggestive of the tumultuous nature of the time period, which was similar to other periods of historical disturbance. However, these conflicts did not significantly hinder the advancement of the Greek civilization.