Image of the Trevi Fountain depicting the Taming of the Waters in the Piazza di Trevi, Rome, backdrop for the fountain is the Palazzo Poli.
Image of the Trevi Fountain depicting the Taming of the Waters in the Piazza di Trevi, Rome, backdrop for the fountain is the Palazzo Poli. Tritons guide Oceanus in his shell chariot, taming hippocamps (sea horses). In the centre a robustly-modelled triumphal arch is superimposed on the palazzo façade. The centre niche or exedra framing Oceanus has free-standing columns for maximal light and shade. In the niches flanking Oceanus, Abundance spills water from her urn and Salubrity holds a cup from which a snake drinks. Trevi was designed by Nicola Salvi in 1732 and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762 and is a major attraction in Rome.
Size: 4800px × 3663px
Location: Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
Photo credit: © Burton Zaro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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