Across the globe, monumental sculptures capture the spirit of their times, paying tribute to historical figures, legendary ...

referenced in an invoice from the artist in 1655—represented Bernini’s initial ideas for a marble statue for a fountain on Piazza Navona, one of Rome’s most important squares, commissioned ...

ROME, Italy — Throngs of pedestrians daily pass by the chipped, forlorn statue of Pasquino located here, near the Piazza ...

The statue is also in impeccable condition following ... the Four Rivers (Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi), a centerpiece in Piazza Navona. The Triton Fountain (Fontana del Tritone), located at Piazza ...

Laura Itzkowitz The centuries-old Piazza Navona is perhaps one of the best-known public squares in Rome. People sipping coffees while watching street performers and artists fill the square.

The work is a terracotta model of the statue Bernini made for a fountain in the Piazza Navona in Rome in 1653. It then came into the possession of an Italian family. The sculptor was an important ...

Much like Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Navona's centerpiece features an obelisk ... The four figures at each corner of the statue are a personification of the four rivers best known to Europe ...