The Original Water Fountain Artists

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Often serving as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and highly educated scholars all in one, from the 16th to the later part of the 18th century, fountain designers were multi-talented individuals, During the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci illustrated the creator as an inspired genius, creator and scientific expert. The forces of nature led him to explore the qualities and movement of water, and due to his curiosity, he carefully documented his experiences in his now renowned notebooks. Coupling imagination with hydraulic and gardening abilities, early Italian fountain engineers modified private villa settings into innovative water exhibits filled of emblematic implications and natural charm. Known for his virtuosity in archeology, design and garden creations, Pirro Ligorio, the humanist, provided the vision behind the wonders in Tivoli. Well versed in humanistic subjects and established scientific readings, some other water feature creators were masterminding the phenomenal water marbles, water features and water pranks for the various lands near Florence.

A Brief History of the First Water Features

A Brief History of the First Water Features Water fountains were initially practical in purpose, used to deliver water from canals or springs to cities and hamlets, supplying the residents with clean water to drink, wash, and cook with. A supply of water higher in elevation than the fountain was needed to pressurize the movement and send water squirting from the fountain's nozzle, a technology without equal until the later part of the 19th century. Striking and impressive, prominent water fountains have been crafted as monuments in most societies. Simple in design, the 1st water fountains didn't look much like present fountains. The very first recognized water fountain was a rock basin carved that served as a container for drinking water and ceremonial functions. Brief History First Water Features 57749131.jpg

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Stone basins as fountains have been recovered from 2000 B.C.. The first fountains used in ancient civilizations depended on gravity to regulate the flow of water through the fountain. Positioned near reservoirs or creeks, the practical public water fountains furnished the local population with fresh drinking water. The Romans began building decorative fountains in 6 B.C., most of which were metallic or stone masks of wildlife and mythological representations. Water for the public fountains of Rome was delivered to the city via a elaborate system of water aqueducts.

Agrippa’s Intriguing Water-lifting Gadget

Agrippa’s Intriguing Water-lifting Gadget The praise Agrippa’s water-lifting creation received from Andrea Bacci in 1588 was temporary. It could perhaps be that in 1592 when Rome’s latest aqueduct, the Acqua Felice, started providing the Villa Medici, there was no longer much need for the equipment. Its application could very well have been brief but Camillo Agrippa’s creation maintained a prominent place in history as the most amazing water-lifting system of its kind in Italy prior to the contemporary era. Renaissance landscapes of the late 16th century happened to be home to works such as melodious fountains, scenographic water demonstrations and water caprices (giochi d’acqua), but these weren’t outfitted with water in ways that went against the force of gravity itself.