Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The fountain of the four rivers in the Piazza Navona, Rome, designed by Giovanni Lorezo Bernini as a base for the obelisk removed from before the Baths of Caracalla.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Print Maker
Louis Gomier, French, 1713 - 1730
Sculptor
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, 1598 – 1680
Date
1707
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
70.9 × 48.4 cm (27 15/16 × 19 1/16 in.)
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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