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Turtle Fountain

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Turtle Fountain sent on 03 Giugno 2026 (19:38) by Lucas19651970. 26 comments, 278 views.

Canon 600D,
Canon 600D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
, 1/60 f/8.0, ISO 100, hand held. Roma, Italy.

Nel Rione XI - Sant'Angelo,ncircondata dai palazzi un tempo appartenuti alla nobile famiglia Mattei, che diede anche il nome alla piazza, realizzata tra il 1581 e il 1588 su progetto di Giacomo Della Porta (1533-1602). Tra ricche decorazioni in marmi policromi, quattro fanciulli in bronzo cavalcano dei delfini su vasche a forma di conchiglia scolpite dal fiorentino Taddeo Landini (1550-1596), e dal 1658 "giocano" con le tartarughe, aggiunte alla fontana da Gian Lorenzo Bernini nel 1658. Le quattro tartarughe furono purtroppo oggetto di una serie di atti vandalici e furti a cui seguirono fortunatamente i ritrovamenti; tuttavia nel 1981 il Comune di Roma decise di sostituirle definitivamente con delle copie e di trasportare le originali ai Musei Capitolini dove ancora oggi si trovano. La storia della fontana e' legata a una leggenda romantica. Si narra che il duca Mattei, amante del gioco d'azzardo, un giorno perse in un colpo solo l'intero patrimonio familiare. Il futuro suocero si rifiuto', quindi, di concedergli in sposa la figlia. In risposta, il duca fece realizzare in una sola notte questa magnifica fontana. Il giorno seguente invito' a palazzo la promessa sposa e suo padre per mostrar loro l'opera, ed esclamo': "Ecco che cosa e' in grado di realizzare in poche ore uno squattrinato Mattei!". In ricordo dell'episodio, fece murare la finestra da cui si affacciarono per ammirare la fontana. Non tutti sanno che esiste una fontana gemella assolutamente identica. Si tratta di una copia, grande quanto l'originale, che oggi trova posto nello Huntington Park di San Francisco, dove e' amata e conosciuta. La copia e' stata realizzata agli inizi del Novecento e acquistata da William e Ethel Crocker per la propria dimora. Nel 1954, i quattro figli Crocker donarono la loro copia della Fontana delle Tartarughe alla citta' di San Francisco e cosi' venne collocata proprio in Huntington Park.


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avatarsenior
sent on 03 Giugno 2026 (19:49) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

As you have accustomed us by now, excellent composition and didactic, very accurate, delicious to read..
Hello...

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sent on 03 Giugno 2026 (21:41) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

I follow this excellent project with great interest. Congratulations

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sent on 03 Giugno 2026 (22:30) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Thanks Daniele and Daniele. cheers and buon proseguimento!

avatarsenior
sent on 03 Giugno 2026 (23:47)    

beauty and perfection in b&w , congratulations and best regards

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sent on 04 Giugno 2026 (0:12) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

A small classic less known than many other Roman fountains.

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sent on 04 Giugno 2026 (10:33) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Thanks Warszawski, Claudio Ricci!

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sent on 04 Giugno 2026 (15:08) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Excellent recovery congratulations.

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sent on 04 Giugno 2026 (18:07) | This comment has been translated    

Thanks a lot!

avatarsenior
sent on 04 Giugno 2026 (19:16) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Congratulations Fabrizio. Good evening

avatarsupporter
sent on 04 Giugno 2026 (19:30) | This comment has been translated    

Super!

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sent on 04 Giugno 2026 (22:37) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Thank you so much Werner, Daniele Origgi!

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sent on 05 Giugno 2026 (11:48) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Excellent composition, beautiful framing and excellent BN; The caption is also very exhaustive and interesting.
Congratulations Fabrizio, hello and have a nice day!
Elizabeth

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sent on 05 Giugno 2026 (13:01) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Thanks Elisabetta, ricambio. cheers!

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sent on 06 Giugno 2026 (7:11) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Very nice image of a place I know very well. The shot is embellished with black and white. The caption is interesting and exhaustive.
Annamaria

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sent on 06 Giugno 2026 (9:07) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Congratulations Fabrizio,
Beautiful image in an excellent b/w.
Very interesting and completes the caption.
Hello and have a nice weekend,
Paul

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sent on 06 Giugno 2026 (12:00) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Nice shot, full description!
Have a nice weekend!
Oleg.

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sent on 09 Giugno 2026 (19:42) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Excellent composition and b/w, great caption

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sent on 10 Giugno 2026 (8:18) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Hi Annamaria, Paolo, Oleg, Gianni. thank you so much!

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sent on 11 Giugno 2026 (14:30) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Another beautiful Roman fountain. Excellent BN; If it weren't for the car, it would look like a shot from the 60s.
Congratulations.
Nicholas

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sent on 11 Giugno 2026 (22:03) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)    

Thanks Nicola, this time it happened with the car :-/


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