Friday, March 5, 2010

Roman Fountains


Illustrations from a history of Rome's fountains published in 1966. Its overall look reminds me that many commercial products of the 1960s remained faithful to the aesthetic formality of the 1950s.

Maderno's fountain in the Piazza of St. Peter's


Detail of the Pantheon fountain


One of the four lions guarding the Moses fountain


Fountain of the Snail at the Villa Doria-Pamphili


Detail of the fountain at Santa Maria in Trastevere


Fountain called La Barcaccia in the Piazza di Spagna


Figure of Glaucus from the Fountain of the Naiads


Fountain in the Via della Cisterna


Courtyard fountain in the Palazzo del Grillo


Detail of the Fountain of the Naiads


Monte Cavallo fountain engraved by Piranesi


Avenue of the Hundred Fountains at the Villa d'Este


Detail of a fountain at the Villa Doria-Pamphili


Fountain of the Dragons at the Villa d'Este


One of the winged horses of the Trevi Fountain