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Mostra dell'Acqua Felice: Overall view of front of fountain

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posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
Giovanni Fontana was primarily a hydraulic engineer and was a prominent member of the family workshop, directing its engineering works. One of his principal projects under Pope Sixtus V was the management of the Acqua Felice scheme (1587-1590) in Rome, involving the improvement of the aqueduct, which was still under construction, and the erection at the north-east corner of Piazza S Bernardo of a monumental fountain known as Mostra dell'Acqua Felice or Fontana del Mos\u00E8 (in situ) that was designed by his brother Domenico (elevation and ground-plan in Della transportatione dell'obelisco vaticano (1590), fol. 56r). The word 'mostra' (showpiece) is used to denote the terminal fountain that is a public memorial to the whole achievement of the aqueduct.

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1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-03

Spatial Coverage

Rome|+41.904361+12.494417|Rome, Lazio, Italy: Piazza San Bernardo, Quirinal district

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

Baroque

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