Mascaron fountain, Sandro Pertini park, Parterre, January 2013
Mascaron fountain, Parterre, 1901
(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Mascaron Fountain
This mascaron was once placed above a public fountain on a corner of the “Palazzo Pretorio”, in what is now Piazza Grande. After a make over of the building in the late 19th century, the grotesque relief was moved to a new location, inside a man-made grotto in the Parterre public gardens.
See also: Parterre - Cages & Palm Trees
See also: Parterre - Cages & Palm Trees
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12 comments:
Fascinating comparison. The post card is dated 3 years before my father was born.
Not for the positive, that's for sure.
Nice to see the comparison through time.
I really like that old postcard.
I wonder what the posing man is holding up, a sign, a message?
Dina - I thought he was holding a folded newspaper, but you may be right...
So interesting to see the differences, it seems to be much more 'protected' now, a sign of the times oui!
It's a shame that is has to be caged...
These man-made rock grottos are so typical of the good old days.
Too bad it has to be behind bars nowadays. Beautiful before. MB
I love when you show us these vintage images!Very nice to see the difference.
Léia
It's so sad-looking today, and so romantic on the card.
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