Piazza Navona, Fontana del Nettuno
Item
- Title
- Piazza Navona, Fontana del Nettuno
- Creator
- Giacomo della Porta (Italian architect, sculptor, 1532/1533-1602 or 1604)
- City
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Address
- Piazza Navona
- Location
- Italy
- Building Creation Date
- ca. 1574 (creation)
- Century
- 16th century
- Description
- perspective
- plan, perspectives
- plans
- "As public architect, della Porta was involved with a council for the reclamation of the Acqua Vergine, to which della Porta was appointed (1568) in place of Nanni di Baccio Bigio. In addition to works related to the channelling of water, completed in 1570 when water reached the basin of the Trevi Fountain, his responsibilities included the construction of public fountains." The fountain was rebuilt in the 19th century.
- Techniques
- The fountain was rebuilt in the 19th century.
- Classification
- Architectural Documentation
- Documentation Type
- illustrations
- plans
- Style/Period
- Baroque
- Cultural Context
- Italian
- Subject
- allegorical
- animals
- mythology (Classical)
- Neptune (Roman deity)
- fountain
- Source
- Letarouilly, Paul Marie. Edifices de Rome Moderne. Paris: A. Morel, 1868, 231.
- Access Rights
- Public Domain
- creator
- Porta, Giacomo della
- Item sets
- Architecture Illustrations
Giacomo della Porta (Italian architect, sculptor, 1532/1533-1602 or 1604), “Piazza Navona, Fontana del Nettuno”, Texas Tech Arch Design Images -- Open Access Collections, accessed May 5, 2025, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/openarch/item/19159