Fountain of the Tortoises - The Ringling - Sarasota, Florida.
N 27° 22.870 W 082° 33.608
17R E 345725 N 3029620
The Tortoise Fountain - Features in the grand courtyard, of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State art museum of Florida, located in Sarasota, circus capitol of the World.
Waymark Code: WMPPPA
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2015
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The State Art Museum of Florida, an extraordinary place with an extraordinary collection of art. Classical sculptures from all over the World fill the grand courtyard. This awe-inspiring palace was originally built by famed circus magnate John Ringling as a legacy to the citizens of Florida.
Fountain of the Tortoises:
Date: early 20th Century:
Artist: Chiurazzi Foundry
active in Naples in the 19th and 20th centuries:
Medium: Marble and bronze:
Description: Marble copy of original, 1581-1588, designed by Giacomo Della Porta (1537-1602); figures by Taddeo Landini (circa 1550-1596); tortoises added in restoration of 1658; Chiurazzi #692 (Fontana delle Tortarughe); Piazza Mattei, Rome" Text source: (
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Hours of Operation:
Open Daily
10am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm