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Piazza Bocca della Verita Fountain: Overall view of the fountain seen from Santa Maria in Cosmedin

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posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
In 1717 Francesco Carlo Bizzaccheri designed a fountain in honour of Pope Clement XI Albani. The basin was in the form of an eight-pointed star. This symbol is repeated in different parts of the fountain. The step on which the basin rests is also of a similar shape. The rocks in the basin also roughly form the shape of a star. A smaller and clearer star is carved on a castle above the washboard. Two tritons sit on top of the rocks back to back with their tails entwined, supporting a shell shaped basin which has another of the papal coat of arms carved on both sides.

History

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-03

Spatial Coverage

Rome, Lazio, Italy: Piazza Bocca della Verita, in front of Santa Maria in Cosmedin|+41.888056+12.481667|Rome

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Eighteenth century', 'Baroque']

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

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