Fontana degli Tartarughe (Turtle Fountain), Piazza Mattei, Rome

RIBA Ref No RIBA89905

Architect/Designer	Della Porta, Giacomo (1538-1602)
	Landini, Taddeo (c. 1550-1596)
	Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680)
	Sacchi, Andrea (1599-1661)
Artist/Photographer	Benton, Tim
Country	Italy
City	Rome
Subject Date	1658
Image Date	1987
View	Exterior
Style	Mannerism
Medium	35mm Transparency
Library Reference	Benton 87-107-39
Orientation	Portrait
Colour Info	Colour
Credit	Tim Benton / RIBA Collections
Subject	Fountains ; Statues ; Sculpture

NOTES: The Fontana delle Tartarughe (Turtle Fountain) was designed by the architect Della Porta and the sculptor Taddeo Landini in 1580-1588. The turtles were added in 1658 and have been attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini or Andrea Sacchi.

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