Bernini’s Very First Italian Water Fountains
Bernini’s Very First Italian Water Fountains Bernini's earliest water fountain, named Barcaccia, is a breath taking work of art found at the bottom of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. To this day, this spot is flooded with Roman locals and travelers alike who enjoy conversation and each other's company. Today, the city streets surrounding Bernini's fountain are a trendy area where people go to meet, something which the artist would have been pleased to learn. In about 1630, the great artist designed the first fountain of his career at the behest of Pope Ubano VIII. Depicted in the fountain's design is a large ship gradually sinking into the Mediterranean Sea.
The great flooding of the Tevere that blanketed the whole region with water in the 16th was commemorated by this momentous fountain as recorded by documents dating back to this period. In what became his only prolonged absence from Italy, Bernini {journeyed | traveled] to France in 1665.
Water Transport Solutions in Early Rome
Water Transport Solutions in Early Rome
Rome’s 1st raised aqueduct, Aqua Anio Vetus, was built in 273 BC; before that, people living at higher elevations had to rely on local creeks for their water. When aqueducts or springs weren’t available, people dwelling at higher elevations turned to water pulled from underground or rainwater, which was made available by wells and cisterns. From the beginning of the sixteenth century, water was routed to Pincian Hill through the underground channel of Acqua Vergine. As originally constructed, the aqueduct was provided along the length of its channel with pozzi (manholes) constructed at regular intervals. Whilst these manholes were developed to make it much easier to manage the aqueduct, it was also possible to use buckets to remove water from the channel, which was exercised by Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi from the time he acquired the property in 1543 to his death in 1552. It appears that, the rainwater cistern on his property wasn’t enough to meet his needs. That is when he made the decision to create an access point to the aqueduct that ran beneath his property.
The addition of a wall water feature or an outdoor garden fountain is an excellent way to embellish your yard or garden design.Many contemporary designers and artisans have been influenced by historical fountains and water features....
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The Barcaccia, Bernini's first fountain, is a magnificent chef d'oeuvre built at the bottom of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna.To this day, this area is flooded with Roman locals and tourists alike who enjoy conversation and each other's company....
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Sculptors adorned the lavish columns and archways with renderings of the greek gods until the period came to a close and most Greeks had begun to think of their theology as superstitious rather than sacred; at that time, it grew to be more standard for sculptors be paid to show everyday people as well....
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The initial freestanding statuary was designed by the Archaic Greeks, a distinguished achievement since until then the sole carvings in existence were reliefs cut into walls and pillars....
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