The Godfather Of Roman Public Fountains

The Godfather Of Roman Public Fountains In Rome’s city center, there are countless celebrated water features. Pretty much all of them were designed, designed and built by one of the finest sculptors and designers of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. His abilities as a fountain creator and also as a city designer, are visible throughout the avenues of Rome. To completely exhibit their art, primarily in the form of community water fountains and water fountains, Bernini's father, a renowned Florentine sculptor, mentored his young son, and they eventually moved in Rome. An exceptional workman, Bernin earned praise and the patronage of popes and well known painters. His sculpture was initially his claim to fame. He made use of his knowledge and melded it seamlessly with Roman marble, most significantly in the Vatican. Though many artists had an influence on his work, Michelangelo had the most profound effect.

Anglo Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest

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The arrival of the Normans in the second half of the 11th century irreparably transformed The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle. Engineering and gardening were abilities that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But nevertheless home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the entire populace. Monasteries and castles served separate functions, so while monasteries were enormous stone structures assembled in only the most productive, wide dales, castles were set upon blustery knolls where the residents focused on learning offensive and defensive tactics. The sterile fortresses did not provide for the peaceful avocation of gardening. Berkeley Castle is perhaps the most unchanged model in existence at present of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture. The keep is rumored to have been conceived during the time of William the Conqueror. An enormous terrace encompasses the building, serving as an obstacle to assailants intending to excavate under the castle walls. On one of these parapets is a picturesque bowling green covered in grass and bordered by an aged hedge of yew that has been designed into coarse battlements.