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Oceanus (or Neptune) of the Trevi Fountain. Pietro Bracci (June 16, 1700 [1] –1773) was an Italian sculptor working in the Late Baroque manner. He is best known for carving the marble sculpture of Oceanus at the center of Rome's Trevi Fountain, based on a plaster modello by Giovanni Battista Maini. [1]
Maria Cristina Misiti, director of the National Institute of Graphics, had the idea to turn the building into a museum to help visitors learn more about the history of Rome and its inhabitants. [5] The Palazzo Poli houses the institute's collection of copper engraving plates dated from the sixteenth century to the present.
A. Schiavo, The Trevi Fountain and other works of Nicola Salvi, Rome 1956 P. Portuguese, Nicola Salvi, in Baroque Rome, Rome 1973 E. Kieven, Nicola Salvi and Luigi Vanvitelli at Rome, in 'Luigi Vanvitelli and his circle, edited by C. De Seta, Naples, 2000, p. 53-78
Giuseppe Pannini or Panini (Rome, 1720–1810 or 1812 [1] [2] or possibly 1718–1805 [3]), also Joseph Pannini, was an architect, scenographer and archaeologist living in Rome, capital of the Papal States, present-day Italy, in the transitory period between Late Baroque and Neoclassicism. [4] [5]
Rome Art-Lover: Palazzo Barberini; Italian army ends museum stand-off, BBC News, Friday, 13 October 2006; Google Maps. The complex constituting the Palazzo Barberini is in the center, set back from the road on all sides, and askew. On the lower side of the image are the start of the Quirinal Palace gardens.
Trevi is the 2nd rione of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. II, located in Municipio I.The origin of its name is not clear, but the most accepted theory is that it comes from the Latin trivium (meaning 'three streets'), because there were three streets all leading to the current Piazza dei Crociferi, a square next to the modern Trevi square.
In 1809, when Rome was declared an Imperial city by Napoleon, Duke Luigi moved into the palace and was declared mayor. The Mussolini façade, 1934. The "SI" (Italian for "yes") refers to the 1934 Italian general election , which was a simple yes-no vote on the Fascist Party list.
Santa Maria in Trivio is a church in Rome. It is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus, and is located on Piazza dei Crociferi in rione Trevi. It is near the Fountain of Trevi. In Mariano Vasi's 19th-century guidebook, the church is referred to as Santa Maria a Trevi.