Fountain of Neptune

Name: Fountain of Neptune

Designer: Giacomo della Porta (1574)

Sculptor: Antonio Della Bitta (1878)

Location: Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy

Approximate Dimensions: unknown

Medium: marble

Sources of info:

http://www.romaviva.com/Piazza-Navona/neptune_fountain.htm

http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/piazzanavona.htm

Picture taken by: Lorraine Brecht, http://www.worldisround.com/articles/348631/photo9.html

Significance of the work:

The Neptune fountain is built on the site of the ancient Roman Stadium of Domitian now known as Piazza Navona. There are three fountains in Piazza Navona: Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, La Fontana del Moro, and Fonatana di Nettuno. Also known as the Fountain of the Boilermakers, is located at the northern extremity of Piazza Navona.In this fountain the statues of Neptune is surrounded by sea nymphs, which were added in the 19th century.