The Godfather Of Rome's Garden Water Fountains

The Godfather Of Rome's Garden Water Fountains In Rome’s city center, there are countless easily recognized public fountains. Godfather Rome's Garden Water Fountains 59670561676777983.jpg

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, one of the most brilliant sculptors and artists of the 17th century planned, conceived and produced almost all of them. His skills as a water fountain creator and also as a city designer, are visible throughout the avenues of Rome. Eventually travelling to Rome to totally express their art, chiefly in the form of public water features, Bernini’s father, a renowned Florentine sculptor, mentored his young son. The young Bernini earned encouragement from Popes and influential artists alike, and was an excellent worker. He was initially recognized for his sculpture. Working gracefully with Roman marble, he utilized a base of expertise in the classic Greek architecture, most famously in the Vatican. Although many artists had an impact on his work, Michelangelo had the most profound effect.

The Earliest Public Water Fountains

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The Earliest Public Water Fountains Water fountains were at first practical in purpose, used to bring water from canals or springs to towns and villages, providing the inhabitants with clean water to drink, bathe, and prepare food with. A supply of water higher in elevation than the fountain was needed to pressurize the movement and send water spraying from the fountain's spout, a technology without equal until the late 19th century. Fountains all through history have been designed as memorials, impressing local citizens and visitors alike. Simple in design, the very first water fountains did not look much like modern fountains. Simple stone basins sculpted from nearby material were the original fountains, used for religious functions and drinking water. 2,000 B.C. is when the earliest known stone fountain basins were actually used. Early fountains used in ancient civilizations relied on gravity to regulate the circulation of water through the fountain. Drinking water was delivered by public fountains, long before fountains became elaborate public statues, as attractive as they are functional. Fountains with elaborate decoration began to show up in Rome in approx. 6 BC, commonly gods and creatures, made with stone or copper-base alloy. The impressive aqueducts of Rome provided water to the eye-catching public fountains, most of which you can visit today.