Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor), Piazza
Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor), 1575, Giacomo della Porto, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy, Eguyptian obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) visible in the distance. The fountain has statues of four Tritons and the basin is made of special antique rose marble. In 1673, Gian Lorenzo Bernini added the central statue of a Moor wrestling with a dolphin. In 1874, the original sculptures were moved to the Villa Borghese and substitute copies were made for the fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13446339
Media ID
45141729
Size
5616px x 2964px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
