Bernini’s Very First Italian Fountains

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The Barcaccia, a beautiful water fountain built at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna, was Bernini's earliest fountain. Roman residents and site seers who appreciate verbal exchanges as well as being the company of others still go to this spot. One of the city’s most fashionable gathering places are the streets surrounding Bernini's fountain, which would certainly have brought a smile to the great Bernini. Dating back to around 1630, Pope Urbano VIII commissioned what was to be the very first water fountain of the artist's career. The fountain’s central theme is based on an enormous boat slowly sinking into the Mediterranean. According to 16th century documents, a great flood of the Tevere covered the entire area in water, an event which was commemorated by the tremendous fountain. In 1665 Bernini traveled to France, in what was to be his only extended absence from Italy.

"Old School" Water Feature Manufacturers

"Old School" Water Feature Manufacturers Water fountain designers were multi-talented individuals from the 16th to the late 18th century, often working as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one person. During the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci illustrated the creator as an imaginative master, inventor and scientific virtuoso. He methodically annotated his examinations in his now much celebrated notebooks about his studies into the forces of nature and the attributes and movement of water. Early Italian fountain engineers converted private villa settings into inspiring water displays full with emblematic meaning and natural beauty by coupling creativity with hydraulic and gardening expertise. The humanist Pirro Ligorio, renowned for his virtuosity in archeology, architecture and garden design, delivered the vision behind the splendors in Tivoli. Other fountain engineers, masterminding the incredible water marbles, water attributes and water humor for the many estates in the vicinity of Florence, were well-versed in humanistic subjects and time-honored scientific readings.

The Godfather Of Rome's Water Fountains

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There are numerous popular water fountains in the city center of Rome. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, one of the best sculptors and artists of the 17th century planned, conceptualized and constructed nearly all of them. His skills as a fountain designer and also as a city designer, are evident throughout the streets of Rome. Bernini's father, a renowned Florentine sculptor, mentored his young son, and they ultimately moved to Rome, in order to fully express their art, primarily in the form of public water fountains and water features. An outstanding worker, Bernin earned encouragement and the the backing of popes and important artists. He was originally renowned for his sculpture. He made use of his ability and melded it gracefully with Roman marble, most notably in the Vatican. Although many artists had an impact on his work, Michelangelo had the most profound effect.