Fontana del Nettuno

Date: 1574; 1878
Main Work: Piazza Navona
Image View Description: Exterior: View from North
Creator: Porta, Giacomo della (Italian architect, sculptor, 1532-1602)
Material/Technique: marble
Work Type 2: sculpture
Style/Period: Baroque
Culture: Italian
Subject: Piazza Navona (Rome, Italy)
Location: Rome (Italy)
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
Photographer: Gina Ciancone
Record ID: 1213_rome2012_piazzanavona_vr_006


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