The Father Of Roman Water Feature Design
The Father Of Roman Water Feature Design In Rome’s city center, there are countless celebrated fountains. Nearly all of them were planned, conceived and built by one of the finest sculptors and designers of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. His expertise as a water feature designer and also as a city architect, are visible all through the roads of Rome. Bernini's father, a recognized Florentine sculptor, guided his young son, and they ultimately settled in Rome, to thoroughly show their art in the form of community water features and water fountains. The juvenile Bernini was an great worker and received encouragement and backing of significant painters as well as popes.
At the start he was known for his sculptural skills. He made use of his knowledge and melded it effortlessly with Roman marble, most significantly in the Vatican. Though he was influenced by many, Michelangelo had the most serious impact on him, both personally and professionally.
Where did Garden Water Fountains Originate from?
Where did Garden Water Fountains Originate from? A water fountain is an architectural piece that pours water into a basin or jets it high into the air in order to supply drinking water, as well as for decorative purposes.Pure functionality was the original purpose of fountains. Residents of urban areas, townships and small towns used them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash up, which meant that fountains had to be linked to nearby aqueduct or spring. Until the late nineteenth, century most water fountains functioned using gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a source of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Artists thought of fountains as amazing additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to supply clean water and celebrate the artist responsible for creating it. The main components used by the Romans to create their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly illustrating animals or heroes. Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise.
The fountains found in the Gardens of Versailles were intended to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the building of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts arrived in the city of Rome
Indoor plumbing became the key source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. The introduction of special water effects and the recycling of water were two things made possible by swapping gravity with mechanical pumps.
Decorating city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the functions of modern-day fountains.