The Big Fountain Rome Italy
by Joan Carroll
Title
The Big Fountain Rome Italy
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
My photographic goal on this bright blue sunny day in Rome Italy was to photograph fountains. I had been to Piazza Navona for three fountains, Campo del Fiori for one fountain, Piazza Farnese for two fountains, Piazza at Santa Maria in Trastevere for one fountain and at least one unidentified fountain in between! If you know Rome, you know I now needed to climb Janiculum Hill if I wanted to photograph the Fontana dell’Acqua Paola, a truly monumental fountain. You know it’s big when its other name is Il Fontanone or “The Big Fountain”. It’s history is as interesting as its architecture. It was built in 1612 to mark the end of the Acqua Paola aqueduct, restored by Pope Paul V. It was the first major fountain on the right bank of the River Tiber. A massive gateway of five arches of scavenged marble was constructed for the arrival of the water. At the top of the fountain are the papal tiara and keys, above the Borghese family coat of arms of an eagle and a dragon, supported by angels. The inscription praises Pope Paul in poetic terms for bringing water to the residents of the district. The semicircular pool for the water which overflowed from the marble basins was added in 1690. Marble posts were put in place to keep coachmen from watering their animals in the fountain, but the pool was tempting to many local residents, who bathed in the water. An ordinance was issued in 1707 forbidding residents to bathe in the fountain. Final fun fact: the architect was named Giovanni Fontana….John Fountain.
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joan carroll, europe, art, vatican, paulus, monument, famous, travel, urban, historic, italian, outdoor, bright, city, white, cityscape, antique, historical, roman, landmark, dellacqua, roma
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Steve Henderson
Beautifully captured, Joan. The building looms above the fountain, straight into that glorious blue sky. l/f/tw/p
Joan Carroll
thank you Karen for the feature in the NATURE LANDMARKS LANDSCAPES WILDLIFE group, 4/19/19
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