Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Fountain of the Four Rivers
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Accession Number:
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133010
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Order Title:
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Archivision Base Collection--16,370 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Sculpture representing the Rio Plata, side view, from the southwest, depicting detail of the drapery, located at the northwest corner (design is by Bernini but executed by Francesco Baratta)
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Date of View:
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10/1/1998
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Culture:
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Italian
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Work Types:
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Architecture; public works; waterworks; fountains
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Work Types:
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Art; sculpture (visual works)
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Preferred Title:
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Fountain of the Four Rivers
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Agent Display:
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian architect, 1598-1680)
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Date:
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1648-1651 (creation)
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Materials:
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marble; travertine
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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54 ft (height, obelisk)
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Alternate Title:
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
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Locations:
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Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Baroque
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Classification:
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Sculpture
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Classification:
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Architecture
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