Fountain of the Four Rivers

Image View Description

Detail: back of river god Nile facing south

Date

ca. 1651 CE

Creator
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (Italian architect, sculptor, ca. 1598-1680)
Material/Technique
  • marble
Work Type
sculpture
Style/Period
Renaissance
Culture
Italian
Location
Rome (Italy), Piazza Navona
Image Source

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

Photographer
Emily Shaw
Record ID
1213_rome2012_piazzanavona_img_084
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