La Fontana Del Nettuno - Palos Verdes Estates, CA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Taken from the website, "Inscription:
(On basin:) Fori Ornamento/Aere Publico/Populi Commodo/MDLXIII/THIS REPLICA OF AN ANCIENT FOUNTAIN IN BOLOGNA, ITALY WAS DONATED TO THIS COMMUNITY BY PALOS VERDES PROJECT./DEDICATED TO INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL THIS SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY. unsigned

Description:
Full-length figure of Neptune stands on an ornate pedestal decorated with seahorses and cupids, set within a square basin. Neptune is nude except for a fig leaf and has curly hair with a moustache and beard. He holds a trident in his proper right hand and steps on a dolphin. Four putti sit on the top corners of the pedestal. Each holds a fish out of whose mouths water spouts into scalloped basins located on the corners below. Four mermaids astride dolphins are located at the bottom tier of the pedestal. On each side of the pedestal between the mermaids is an oblong basin. A small face above each basin spouts water into it."

TITLE: La Fontana Del Nettuno ARTIST(S): Carrara Marble Co., fabricator. Giambologna, 1529-1608, sculptor. (copy after) Lauretti, Palermita, sculptor. (copy after) DATE: Basin: ca. 1930; Neptune: 1960's after copy of 1563 original. MEDIUM: Sculpture: Carrara marble; Basin: Carrara marble. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001942 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Palos Verdes Estates DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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