The Multiple Styles of Wall Water Fountains
The Multiple Styles of Wall Water Fountains You can find tranquility and silence when you add a wall fountain in your backyard or patio. You can have one custom-built to suit your specifications even if you have a minimum amount of space. A spout, a water basin, internal piping, and a pump are essential for freestanding as well as mounted varieties. There are any number of models to choose from such as traditional, contemporary, classic, or Asian.Normally quite large, freestanding wall fountains, also referred to as floor fountains, have their basins on the ground.
A stand-alone fountain can either be integrated onto a wall already in existence or built into a wall under construction. A cohesive look can be realized with this type of water feature because it seems to become part of the scenery rather than an added element.
Bernini's Early Showpieces
Bernini's Early Showpieces The Barcaccia, Bernini's first water fountain, is a magnificent chef d'oeuvre built at the bottom of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. This area continues to be filled with Roman locals and visitors who enjoy exchanging gossip or going over the day's news. Bernini would without a doubt have been happy to know that people still flock to what has become one the city's trendiest areas, that around his amazing fountain. Dating back to around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII mandated what was to be the very first water fountain of the artist's career. People can now see the fountain as a depiction of a commanding ship gradually sinking into the Mediterranean. The great 16th century flooding of the Tevere, which left the entire region inundated with water, was memorialized by the water fountain according to writings from the time. In 1665 Bernini journeyed to France, in what was to be his only extended absence from Italy.Archaic Greek Artwork: Large Statuary
Archaic Greek Artwork: Large Statuary Archaic Greeks were known for providing the first freestanding statuary; up till then, most carvings were formed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Most of these freestanding sculptures were what is known as kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks. The kouroi, considered by the Greeks to symbolize beauty, had one foot extended out of a fixed forward-facing pose and the male statues were regularly nude, with a compelling, strong build. In around 650 BC, the varieties of the kouroi became life-sized. The Archaic period was an awesome point of transformation for the Greeks as they expanded into new modes of government, formed novel expressions of art, and achieved information of the men and women and cultures outside of Greece. But in spite of the issues, the Greek civilization continued to advance, unabated.