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Fontana del Nettuno

Image View Description:

Exterior: View from North

Date:

1574; 1878

Location:

Rome (Italy)

Title Variant:

Fountain of Neptune

Work Type 2:

sculpture

Material / Technique:

marble

Culture:

Italian

Creator:

Porta, Giacomo della

Creator Nationality:

Italian

Creator Dates:

1532-1602

Creator Role:

architect, sculptor

Creator 2 Nationality:

Italian

Creator 2 Dates:

1611-1691

Creator 2 Role:

architect

Style / Period:

Baroque

Subject:

Piazza Navona (Rome, Italy)

Main Work:

Piazza Navona

Photographer:

Gina Ciancone

Notes:

View from Northern end of Piazza Navona, looking onto the Fontana del Nettuno, whose basin was designed by Giacomo della Porta in 1574, then was given the sculptures later in 19th c. (1878) by Antonio della Bitta and Gregorio Zappalà.

Image Source:

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Record ID:

1213_rome2012_piazzanavona_vr_006

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