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Title
Old Boat Fountain Rome Italy
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
At the bottom of the Spanish Steps in Rome Italy sits the Fontana della Barcaccia, translated as either Fountain of the Ugly Boat or Fountain of the Old Boat. It is a very popular photo location, as each person in turn takes their place on the little stone walkway in front of the boat while a companion takes a picture. If that doesn’t sound like fun, well, just get up before dawn and make your way to Piazza di Spagna for a more leisurely photo session. The old/ugly boat is a Baroque-style fountain commissioned by Pope Urban VIII in 1623 as part of a Papal project to erect a fountain in every major piazza in Rome. The commission was awarded to Pietro Bernini, the father of the famed Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Bernini built this fountain to be slightly below street level due to the low water pressure from its source, the Acqua Vergine, an aqueduct dating from 19BCE. According to legends, when the Tiber River flooded in 1598, water carried a small boat into the Piazza di Spagna. When the water receded, a boat was deposited in the center of the square, and it was this event that inspired Bernini's creation.
FEATURED PHOTO, Images That Excite You group, 11/5/19
FEATURED PHOTO, Long Exposure And Night Photography group, 6/24/18
FEATURED PHOTO, Urban Images group, 4/8/18
FEATURED PHOTO, USA Photographers Only group, 2/28/18
FEATURED PHOTO, Five Star Artist group, 2/26/18
FEATURED PHOTO, Lady Photographers And Artists group, 2/23/18
FEATURED PHOTO, Art District group, 2/20/18
FEATURED PHOTO, Fine Arts Professionals group, 2/20/18
FEATURED PHOTO, Topaz Simplify-glow-impression Photo Renderings group, 2/19/18
Joan carroll, spain, lights, italian, landmark, flowing, cityscape, graceful, tourism, travel, square, night, nobody, monument, plaza
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February 19th, 2018
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Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Westbank, BC - Canada
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Long Exposure and Night Photography ” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulation on your beautiful work reaching more than 1000 views! l/f
Fort Worth, TX - United States
Thank you Judy for the feature in the USA Photographers Only group, 2/28/18
Port Orange, FL - United States
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #8 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Fort Worth, TX - United States
Thank you Johanna for the feature in the Five Star Artist group, 2/26/18
Fort Worth, TX - United States
thank you Karen for the feature in the Lady Photographers And Artists group, 2/23/18
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