The Fountain of the Four Rivers and the Church of St. Agnes

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The Fountain of the Four Rivers and the Church of St. Agnes sent on September 28, 2020 (9:57) by _Axl_. 8 comments, 874 views.

at 14mm, 20 sec f/14.0, ISO 100, hand held. Roma, Italy.

La Fontana dei quattro fiumi (o anche solo Fontana dei fiumi) si trova a Roma al centro di Piazza Navona, davanti alla chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone (chiesa realizzata su progetto di Francesco Borromini), ed è stata ideata e plasmata dallo scultore e architetto Gian Lorenzo Bernini tra il luglio 1648 ed il giugno 1651 su commissione di papa Innocenzo X, in piena epoca barocca, durante il periodo più fecondo di questo artista. La Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi realizza lo straordinario supporto alla copia romana di un obelisco egizio, proveniente dal Circo di Massenzio. Opera di architettura, oltre che di scultura, la fontana mette in mostra un vero e proprio artificio barocco, nell'appoggio dell'obelisco sul vuoto. La fontana del Bernini sovrastata dall'obelisco di Domiziano Quattro colossali figure, sedute in pose contrastanti, impersonano i grandi fiumi dei quattro continenti: il Nilo, il Río de la Plata, il Danubio e il Gange. La fontana, coronata dalla colomba dello Spirito Santo (emblema di papa Innocenzo X) fu anche interpretata come simbolo del trionfo della Chiesa sulle quattro parti del mondo. La tradizione, che vuole il Bernini rivale al contemporaneo Borromini, ha costruito la leggenda per la quale il personaggio che nella fontana impersona il Rio della Plata alzerebbe la mano verso la prospiciente chiesa di Sant'Agnese in segno di difesa. Questa rimane tuttavia solo una leggenda in quanto la costruzione della chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone iniziò solo dopo, nel 1652. Indice

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19 persons like it: Albieri Sergio, Alessandro Callea, Ash Settantuno, Ben-G, Claudio Santoro, Doriano Ciardo, Emmegiu, Eva Green, Fabio F77, Gazebo, Giorgiaschuma, Jerry Vacchieri, Marklevinson76, Massimo Biasco, Mazzu74, Renzo Fermo, Riccardo Arena Trazzi, Roy72chi, _lvca_

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Alessandro Callea

sent on September 28, 2020 (10:00) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful Riccardo, however 20 seconds freehand :-D

Jerry Vacchieri

sent on September 28, 2020 (10:09) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

nice pdr and lights..... :-)

_Axl_

sent on September 28, 2020 (11:26) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you Ale and Jerry!
H yes Ale, unfortunately I entered the shooting data badly and, now, does not let me change them

RikCapra

sent on September 29, 2020 (10:16) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

You have your hands like a tripod :-D
Bello the pdr and excellent management of the lights.

_Axl_

sent on September 29, 2020 (10:19) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Ahhhh!! Again I was wrong to enter the shooting data and it does not make me edit it anymore :-P

Marklevinson76

sent on September 29, 2020 (10:43) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great night
Compliments
A greeting

Fabio F77

sent on September 29, 2020 (11:57) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

beautiful
compliments

Mazzu74

sent on August 04, 2021 (16:32) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Detail and amazing lights!

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