The Father Of Rome's Public Fountain Design And Style
The Father Of Rome's Public Fountain Design And Style
There are countless celebrated water features in Rome’s city center. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, one of the best sculptors and artists of the 17th century designed, conceived and built almost all of them. His expertise as a water feature developer and also as a city architect, are obvious throughout the roads of Rome. To fully reveal their skill, chiefly in the form of public water features and water features, Bernini's father, a celebrated Florentine sculptor, guided his young son, and they ultimately moved in Rome. An excellent employee, the young Bernini earned compliments and the backing of various popes and influential designers. At the beginning he was recognized for his sculptural abilities. Working seamlessly with Roman marble, he utilized a base of expertise in the classic Greek architecture, most especially in the Vatican. He was affected by many a great artists, however, Michelangelo had the biggest impact on his work.
Bernini's Earliest Showpieces
Bernini's Earliest Showpieces The Barcaccia, Bernini's first fountain, is a striking chef d'oeuvre built at the bottom of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. To this day, you will find Roman locals and vacation goers occupying this space to revel in chit chatter and being among other people. Bernini would without a doubt have been happy to know that people still flock to what has become one the city's most fashionable areas, that around his amazing water fountain. In around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII helped Bernini start off his professional life with the construction of his first fountain. Depicted in the fountain's design is a great 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 eye-catching fountain. In 1665, France was graced by Bernini's one-and-only extended trip outside of Italy.
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