The fountain of Moses was made in 1587 and designed by Domenico Fontana, favorite architect of Sisto V Peretti (1585-1590), and author of many of the construction companies with which the "Pope Tosto" renewed the face of the city ( Urbe) at the end of the 16th century.
The fountain is the sample of Agua Feliz, an aqueduct that Sisto V wanted to lead, partially reusing the ancient Aqua Alexandrina, to supply water to the hills of Quirinale, Viminale and Esquilino, where his large suburban village was also located.
Within the niche of the central arch is the large statue of Moses that gives its name to the fountain, the work of Leonardo Sormani and Prospero Antichi very little appreciated since its first appearance. The bas-reliefs of the side niches, both of biblical theme, were made by Flaminio Vacca on the right, and Giovanni Battista della Porta on the left.
In the attic of unusual dimensions it lodges the long epigraph of celebration of the work, finished off as well by a pontifical shield in both sides two Fame, also realized by F. Vacca and G. B. della Porta. The lower four lions are copies of the Egyptian originals preserved in Vatican museums.
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