Dimensions | 59 H in. x 39 W in. x 33 D in. |
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Fontana Tritone
Item Number gs-1253. Item Number gs-1253Triton, a minor sea god of ancient Greek and Roman mythology, is depicted as a merman keeling on four dolphin tail fins with an aged surface. This water feature was hand carved in limestone after Bernini’s fountain in piazza Navona. Wear consistent with age and use. The Triton fountain is a late 19th century fountain in Rome, Piazza Barberini, by the baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was one of the first freestanding fountains of Bernini.