The Medici FountainArchitectural drawings of the fountain from Blondel's Architecture françoise, vol. 2 (1752)The Medici Fountain as it appeared in about 1820, after the modifications made by Jean Chalgrin, architect of the Arc de Triomphe. (Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris)Polyphemus Surprising Acis and Galatea, by sculptor Auguste Ottin, was added to the fountain in 1866.Medici Fountain after its 2021 cleaningThe Fontaine de Léda, (1806-1809), originally at rue Vaugirard and rue du Regard, since 1858 hidden behind the Medici Fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Louis-Simon Bralle, architect, Achille Valois, sculptor.
The Medici Fountain (French: la fontaine Médicis) is a monumental fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. Built in about 1630, it was commissioned by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France and regent of King Louis XIII of France. It was moved to its present location and extensively rebuilt in 1864-1866.
The MediciFountain (French: la fontaine Médicis) is a monumental fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. Built in about...
model sailboats on its octagonal Grand Bassin, as well as picturesque MediciFountain, built in 1620. The name Luxembourg comes from the Latin Mons Lucotitius...
some of the city's oldest fountains, such as the MediciFountain. Two of Napoleon's fountains, the Chateau d'Eau and the fountain in the Place des Vosges...
list of the notable fountains in Rome, Italy. Rome has fifty monumental fountains and hundreds of smaller fountains, over 2000 fountains in all, more than...
evocation of its garden fountains features in Ottorino Respighi's Fountains of Rome. In ancient times, the site of the Villa Medici was part of the gardens...
Henry's brought Tommaso Francini, a Florentine fountain maker, to Paris, where he designed the MediciFountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg. In 1636 he became...
The House of Medici (English: /ˈmɛdɪtʃi/ MED-itch-ee, UK also /məˈdiːtʃi/ mə-DEE-chee, Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political...
Clement VII (Latin: Clemens VII; Italian: Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler...
The Palazzo Medici, also called the Palazzo Medici Riccardi after the later family that acquired and expanded it, is a Renaissance palace located in Florence...
drinking and for fountains, restored dozens of earlier fountains, including the MediciFountain, and constructed fifteen new fountains, including the Fontaine...
Pope Leo X (Italian: Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the...
The Medici Bank (Italian: Banco dei Medici [ˈbaŋko dei ˈmɛːditʃi]) was a financial institution created by the Medici family in Italy during the 15th century...
Amerigo Vespucci, after whom the Americas were named. The Vespucci were Medici allies and eventually regular patrons of Botticelli. The nickname Botticelli...
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