At the southern end of Navona Square is the Moorish Fountain depicting a Moorish man standing in a conch shell wrestling with a dolphin surrounded by four Sea God messengers, placed in a rose-colored marble fountain pool.
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Fountain of the Moro Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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The Moorish Fountain is located at the southern end of Piazza Navona and depicts a Moor or African (perhaps originally Neptune) wrestling with a dolphin in a conch shell surrounded by four Tritons. The fountain was originally designed by Giacomodella Porta in 1575, when there were only dolphins and four Tritons, until 1653, Bernini added the Moorish statue.
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At the southern end of Navona Square is the Moorish Fountain depicting a Moorish man standing in a conch shell wrestling with a dolphin surrounded by four Sea God messengers, placed in a rose-colored marble fountain pool.
Follow the navigation through various alleys, finally came to Navona Square, there are three fountains world-famous, namely the Moorish Fountain, the Four Rivers Fountain and the Sea Fountain, the facial treatment and muscle movement of the Moorish Fountain reflect the artist's superb skills!
There are three groups of fountains in Navona Square, namely the Moorish Fountain, the Four Rivers Fountain and the Sea God Fountain. The Moorish Fountain may be relatively less known to be Benini's work, but also a sculpture fountain with artistic tension! The last Moorish is added later
The Moorish Fountain, also known as Trinity Fountain, and the Fountain of the Seas and the Fountain of the Four Rivers, is located in Navona Square, where the Moorish design is one of the works of the famous Baroque master Bernini. When you come to Rome, you will see the various squares. The sculptures on the square are inevitably Bay. Ernini's masterpiece
Rome is really a step by step attraction. It is already dark here. It is still dawn in Italy at 8 o'clock in the evening. Baroque art~ street artists have appeared again. There are even Chinese compatriots in the small commodity vendors. This square can see three fountains at once. Although there is no spectacular on the side of the wishing pool, there is still more to see than the broken boat fountain. Sculptures everywhere, squares everywhere, fountains everywhere, naked men everywhere, no problem
The Moorish spray is all located at the southern end of Wonavo Square, depicting a Moorish or African standing in the sea snail fishing dolphin wrestling, the fountain shape is really first class, very beautiful. The characters on the fountain are in different shapes, especially the bodybuilding is the figure's body, one muscle line is perfect, really let the people who like to carve a lot of eyes.