Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Theme Day: Fountains

Sea monsters fountain by Pietro Tacca, copy, LivornoThis is one of the two Sea Monsters fountains by Pietro Tacca, the same sculptor of our Four Moors.Sea monsters fountain by Pietro Tacca, copy, LivornoThese are obviously recent copies of the originals, made after the last war. In fact, a legend says that the Grand Duke Ferdinando II liked so much the fountains made for Livorno, that he had them installed in “Piazza Santissima Annunziata”, in Florence.

See also: Sea Monsters - Four Moors


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29 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    Ancient forces.

    Impressive a sculpture indeed. Please have a good new month.


    daily athens

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  2. Stefan JanssonFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    Now that is what I call a cool fountain.

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  3. MichelleFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:30 AM

    Such expression in the face!

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  4. JackFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    Those are really interesting fountains. Like Farmchick says, the expressions are strong and capture one's atttention.

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  5. KateFebruary 1, 2011 at 4:15 AM

    Very strong sculptures showing well-defined actions.

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  6. Leif HagenFebruary 1, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    Some fun, whimsical water fountains! Great water creatures for theme day, VP!

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  7. JimFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:16 AM

    That's a great fountain.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  8. RandyFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    I little spooky but perfect for theme day!

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  9. Luis GomezFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    Great looking fountains!

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  10. HildaFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    I've always liked these sea monsters of yours. I no longer know why, but I always think of the now-defunct TV series "The X-Files" whenever I see them.

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  11. Small City ScenesFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    Very neat sea Monsters, kinda like something from Star Trek. MB

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  12. cieldequimperFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    I'm not surprised he did. Very expressive faces.

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  13. JillyFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    This is so beautiful and shows up so wonderfully against the coloured wall.

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  14. Traveling HawkFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Great characters of the fountain! I think that Italy offered me the best selection of fountains I have seen.

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  15. FranciscaFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Definitely a unique fountain, even if there a number of copies of them. Maybe my brain is not focusing, but in looking at your past posts, I could still not discern which one was the original...?

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  16. DinaFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    So they were a long time in coming to Livorno. But these sea monsters are worth waiting for.

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  17. brattcatFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    This makes me want to commit to moderation in all things.

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  18. VPFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    @ Francisca - Every fountain has two sea monsters, there are two original fountains in Florence and two copies in Livorno.

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  19. UnknownFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Love the sea monsters and the contrast to the background.

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  20. LoisFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    Nice fountain, but they look a little angry to me!

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  21. HalcyonFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    We know you don't have any shortage of fountains in Livorno. This is a really nice one. Those devils look pretty intense on their spitting!

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  22. jooFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    They are superb! I especially love the second photo.

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  23. BirdmanFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    LOVE gargoyles. This is a neat one, up close NOT hanging off a cathedral.

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  24. Cezar and LéiaFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Looks so REAL ! :)
    Very impressive sculpture in this fountain!
    Léia

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  25. Rob SiemannFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Excellent!!!

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  26. MoFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    Ate something he didn't like?

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  27. SarettaFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    I do love fountains that spit or pee! Hee hee!

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  28. Babzy.BFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    A great sculpture !

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  29. EG CameraGirlFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Lots of detail in these fountains!

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