The Beginnings of Contemporary Wall Fountains

The Beginnings of Contemporary Wall Fountains The translation of hundreds of ancient Greek documents into Latin was commissioned by the learned Pope Nicholas V who ruled the Church in Rome from 1397 until 1455. Beautifying Rome and making it the worthy capital of the Christian world was at the center of his objectives. Reconstruction of the Acqua Vergine, a ruined Roman aqueduct which had transported fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the bidding of the Pope. The ancient Roman tradition of building an imposing commemorative fountain at the point where an aqueduct arrived, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. The present-day site of the Trevi Fountain was formerly occupied by a wall fountain commissioned by the Pope and constructed by the architect Leon Battista Alberti. The aqueduct he had refurbished included modifications and extensions which eventually enabled it to supply water to the Trevi Fountain as well as the famed baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and the Piazza Navona.

The Main Characteristics of Classic Greek Sculpture

The Main Characteristics of Classic Greek Sculpture Up right up until the Archaic Greeks developed the very first freestanding sculpture, a noteworthy achievement, carvings had primarily been done in walls and pillars as reliefs. Most of the freestanding statues were of youthful, winsome male or female (kore) Greeks and are termed kouros figures. The kouroi were seen by the Greeks to embody beauty and were sculpted with one foot leading and an uncompromising rigidity to their forward-facing poses; the male statues were always strapping, sinewy, and naked. Life-sized versions of the kouroi appeared beginning in 650 BC. A massive period of transformation for the Greeks, the Archaic period helped bring about newer forms of state, expressions of art, and a higher appreciation of people and customs outside of Greece. Throughout this time and other durations of historical tumult, clashes often took place, among them battles fought amongst city-states such as the Arcadian wars and the Spartan infiltration of Samos.

Water-raising Tool by Camillo Agrippa

Water-raising Tool by Camillo Agrippa In 1588, Agrippa’s water-lifting innovation captivated the notice and praise of Andrea Bacci but that turned out to be one of the last references of the gadget. Water-raising Tool Camillo Agrippa 65575064493334828.jpg

Water-raising Tool Camillo Agrippa 65575064493334828.jpg

Merely years later, in 1592, the earliest modern Roman aqueduct, the Acqua Felice, was linked to the Medici’s villa, probably making the unit outmoded. The more probable conclusion is that the system was discontinued when Franceso di Medici, Ferdinando’s siblingdied in 1588, leading him to give up his position as cardinal and return to Florence where he took the throne as the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Renaissance gardens of the later part of the 16th century were home to works including musical water fountains, scenographic water displays and water caprices (giochi d’acqua), but these were not outfitted with water in ways which violated gravitation itself.