Bernini's Early Masterpieces

Bernini's Early Masterpieces One can see Bernini's earliest masterpiece, the Barcaccia water fountain, at the bottom of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. To this day, this area is filled with Roman locals and tourists alike who enjoy conversation and each other's company. Today, the city streets surrounding Bernini's water fountain are a trendy place where people go to meet, something which the artist would have been pleased to learn. In about 1630, the great master built the first water 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 Sea. According to 16th century documents, a great flood of the Tevere covered the entire area in water, an event which was memorialized by the tremendous fountain. In what turned out to be his only extended absence from Italy, Bernini {journeyed | traveled] to France in 1665.

Your Herb Garden: The Basic Concepts

Your Herb Garden: The Basic Concepts Some gardeners are drawn to natural herbs which can easily be cultivated inside the house and out and are ideal in a variety of cooking techniques. Herb Garden: Basic Concepts 64518761877044483.jpg

Herb Garden: Basic Concepts 64518761877044483.jpg

You will enjoy immediate gratification when you grow natural herbs in the garden as they can be employed in cooking sauces, soups, marinades and a range of other recipes. When frost starts to come around you could prune your herbal plants, but if you are sensible and have them planted in pots all that you have to do is move the pots inside the house to maintain them. Since perennial herbal plants do not die easily or require replanting every end of the year, they are a practical (and fun) addition to your garden. In addition, the sorts of herbs you prefer to cook with should affect your personal herb choices. Basil, oregano, and thyme are great herbs to plant if you enjoy cooking and eating Italian food. If you prefer Latin themed food, you may select to cultivate cilantro instead. It is relevant to identify where your herbs will be cultivated in order to decide which herbs will thrive. It may be easier to plant right into the soil if you live in a place that has warm winters and cooler summers. This is a great way to spruce up your yard without having the pain of investing in or creating planters. Plants often perish or become dormant because of direct exposure to the extreme weather. As a result, many people have opted for planters because they are flexible and practical.

Rome’s Ingenious Water Transport Systems

Rome’s Ingenious Water Transport Systems Rome’s 1st elevated aqueduct, Aqua Anio Vetus, was built in 273 BC; before that, inhabitants living at higher elevations had to depend on natural creeks for their water. Outside of these aqueducts and springs, wells and rainwater-collecting cisterns were the lone technologies available at the time to supply water to areas of higher elevation. Starting in the sixteenth century, a new strategy was introduced, using Acqua Vergine’s subterranean sectors to provide water to Pincian Hill. Through its initial building and construction, pozzi (or manholes) were added at set intervals along the aqueduct’s channel. During the some 9 years he possessed the residence, from 1543 to 1552, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi utilized these manholes to take water from the network in buckets, though they were actually built for the purpose of cleaning and maintaining the aqueduct. The cistern he had built to obtain rainwater wasn’t sufficient to meet his water specifications. That is when he made a decision to create an access point to the aqueduct that ran underneath his residence.

Back Story of Outdoor Garden Fountains

Back Story of Outdoor Garden Fountains Hundreds of classic Greek texts were translated into Latin under the authority of the scholarly Pope Nicholas V, who ruled the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455. In order to make Rome worthy of being the capital of the Christian world, the Pope resolved to embellish the beauty of the city. Starting in 1453, the ruined ancient Roman aqueduct known as the Aqua Vergine which had brought clean drinking water into the city from eight miles away, underwent repair at the bidding of the Pope. The ancient 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 present-day location of the Trevi Fountain was previously occupied by a wall fountain commissioned by the Pope and constructed by the architect Leon Battista Alberti. The water which eventually furnished the Trevi Fountain as well as the renown baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona came from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.