Detail of the Fountain of Ceres, or Zampilliera (the spurting Fountain), Royal Palace, Caserta. the powerful water jets gush out of two dolphins, a pair of tritons and statues representing the rivers Simeto and Oreto. The statues of Cerere and the Nymphs belong to the sculpted group of the fountain.
Type:
Immagine fissa; Oggetto fisico
Category:
Photographs
Author:
Subject:
Greco-Roman
Nymph
Amphibians
Concept or Subject Expressed
River
Ceres - Demeter
Hybrid
Divinity
Allegory, Abstract concept and Symbol
Mythology
Triton
Female
Minor Divinity
Vertebrates
Animals
Material and technique:
N Silver salt gelatin; Glass plate
Date of creation:
1879-1910 ca.
Temporal coverage:
Eighteenth Century;;Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods;;Europe;;First and Second Millennium A.D.
Previews
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Relations
Is referenced by: see the resource on external website
References: Fountain of Ceres or Zampilliera (the spurting Fountain), Royal Palace, Caserta.
Provider
Archivio storico Alinari / Fotografie Alinari
Identifier: BGA-F-005811-0000
Rights
Rights: Alinari Archives-Brogi Archive, Florence
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