Fountain of the Four Rivers / Bernini, Gian Lorenzo

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Title: Fountain of the Four Rivers
Alternate Title: Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Date: 1648-1651 (creation)
Creator: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo - 1598-1680
City/Site: Rome; Lazio; Italy
Worktype: built works; hydraulic structures; water distribution structures; fountains; sculpture (visual work)
Image Description: Sculpture representing the Nile, close view, from the southeast, located at the northeast corner (design is by Bernini but executed by pupil Giacomo Antonio Fancelli - the veiled head indicated that the source of the river was unknown at the time)
Descriptors: fountain
Credit Line: Archivision, Inc.; © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.; 1A1-BG-FQ-E2

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Collection: Archivision Architecture Images
Image Size: 2028 x 3133
File Size: 845 KB
Record: 1A1-BG-FQ-E2
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/archivision2ic/x-1a1-bg-fq-e2/1a1-bg-fq-e2.jpg

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Full citation: "Fountain of the Four Rivers; Bernini, Gian Lorenzo." In the digital collection Archivision Architecture Images. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/archivision2ic/x-1a1-bg-fq-e2/1a1-bg-fq-e2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.