Triton Fountain II Rome Italy is a photograph by Joan Carroll which was uploaded on April 11th, 2018.
Triton Fountain II Rome Italy
The Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain) is a famous seventeenth-century (1642) fountain in Rome, executed by the Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo... more
by Joan Carroll
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Triton Fountain II Rome Italy
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Joan Carroll
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The Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain) is a famous seventeenth-century (1642) fountain in Rome, executed by the Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini. However, I have to say that as an ‘experience’, visiting the fountain is memorable only for the disappointment! It sits in the middle of the Piazza Barberini encircled by traffic. Yes, you can dash across the traffic to the piazza but the traffic noise, highrise buildings all around, and the rush of daily Roman life overwhelm the fountain. If you can block that all out what you see is a travertine larger-than-lifesize Triton, with amazing 6-pack abs! This minor sea god of ancient Greco-Roman legend is depicted as a merman kneeling on four dolphin tailfins. His head is thrown back and his muscular arms raise a conch to his lips; from it a jet of water spurts, The Tritone was the first of Bernini's free-standing urban fountains, erected to provide water from the Acqua Felice aqueduct to the city. At the Triton Fountain, Bernini and his patron Pope Urban VIII brought the idea of a sculptural fountain, familiar from villa gardens, to a public urban setting for the first time. Previous public fountains in Rome had been passive basins for the reception of public water.
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Gary F Richards
Outstanding fountain composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! Congratulations on your features! F/L
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