| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Rome, Lazio, Italy | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1732-1762 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Salvi, Nicola | en_US |
| dc.date | 1732-1762 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-10T15:07:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-10T15:07:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1732-1762 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 215468 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 232 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/122740 | |
| dc.description | The figure of Oceanus on his chariot with two lateral Tritons below, frontal view; Its construction was extremely protracted, but as early as 1735 the architectural framework was complete, and by Salvi's death the ornamental rock formations and full-scale models of most of the sculpture were in place. The fountain is the most monumental water display in Rome and represents the culmination of a tradition of combining water and sculpture within an elaborate architectural setting. Salvi treated an existing façade of the Palazzo Poli as a nine-bay unit with the central three bays articulated with attached Corinthian columns suggesting an antique triumphal arch. The central bay is treated as a giant niche, which frames Maini's free-standing figure of Oceanus, from which the sculptural scheme and the waters of the fountain seem to flow into a large rock basin. An attic storey above the central niche is surmounted by a coat of arms of Clement XII and incorporates statues representing the Four Seasons, part of a complex iconographic scheme emphasizing the important role of water in nature. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 12/10/2007) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | allegorical | en_US |
| dc.subject | architectural exteriors | en_US |
| dc.subject | mythology (Classical) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Architecture, Baroque | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fountains | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oceanus (Greek deity) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Baroque | en_US |
| dc.title | Trevi Fountain | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Fontana di Trevi | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A1-SN-TF-C1 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Italian | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) carving (processes) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | fountain | en_US |
| vra.worktype | monument | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Nicola Salvi (Italian architect, 1697-1751) | en_US |
