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posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
Montorsoli's second outstanding work in Messina is the marble Fountain of Neptune at the harbour. This consists of a colossal statue of Neptune on a high socle above a basin from which rise the fettered Scylla and Charybdis, the sea monsters of the Straits of Messina. Once again his work introduced a new fountain type, that with a single central figure.

History

Alt Title

Fontana del Nettuno, Messina

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-03

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

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

Cultural Context

['Sixteenth century', 'Renaissance']

Spatial Coverage

Messina|+38.199314+15.557811|Messina, Sicily, Italy

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    FountainsSculpture, ItalianArchitecture

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