A Short History of the First Water Features
A Short History of the First Water Features Villages and communities relied on working water fountains to conduct water for preparing food, washing, and cleaning from nearby sources like ponds, streams, or creeks. To produce water flow through a fountain until the late 1800’s, and generate a jet of water, demanded the force of gravity and a water source such as a spring or lake, positioned higher than the fountain. Inspirational and impressive, big water fountains have been crafted as monuments in many cultures. The contemporary fountains of modern times bear little similarity to the first water fountains. A natural stone basin, crafted from rock, was the 1st fountain, used for containing water for drinking and religious purposes. Stone basins are theorized to have been 1st made use of around 2000 BC. The force of gravity was the power source that operated the initial water fountains. Drinking water was delivered by public fountains, long before fountains became elaborate public statues, as beautiful as they are functional. Fountains with elaborate decoration began to show up in Rome in approximately 6 BC, usually gods and wildlife, made with natural stone or bronze. The people of Rome had an elaborate system of aqueducts that provided the water for the many fountains that were placed throughout the city.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Water Fountains
Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Water Fountains In Rome’s city center, there are many easily recognized public fountains.
Almost all of them were planned, conceived and constructed by one of the finest sculptors and artists of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. His abilities as a fountain designer and also as a city architect, are visible throughout the roads of Rome. Bernini's father, a renowned Florentine sculptor, guided his young son, and they eventually relocated in Rome, to fully exhibit their artwork in the form of public water fountains and water fountains. An outstanding worker, Bernin earned praise and the the backing of popes and important artists. His sculpture was originally his claim to glory. He used his ability and melded it effortlessly with Roman marble, most significantly in the Vatican. Although a variety of artists impacted his artistic endeavors, Michelangelo affected him the most.
A good number of sculptors were paid by the temples to enhance the elaborate pillars and archways with renderings of the gods up until the time period came to a close and countless Greeks began to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more typical for sculptors to represent everyday men and women as well....
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You can find peace and silence when you add a wall fountain in your backyard or patio.You can also make the most of a small area by having one custom-built....
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