Fountain of Orion: Overall view

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posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie

In September 1547 Montorsoli travelled to Messina to produce the Fountain of Orion in front of the cathedral. The elaborately carved marble basin supports four reclining river-gods, the first use of such a formula in Renaissance art and also the first example of an urban fountain with symbolism directly related to water; a statue of the city's founder, Orion, surmounts two further basins.

History

Alt Title

Fontana di Orione

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-03

Spatial Coverage

Messina|+38.192271+15.554285|Messina, Sicily, Italy

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Sixteenth century', 'Renaissance']

Rights Statement

To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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Fountains Sculpture, Italian Architecture

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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