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Drops of Life
Designed by the famous Italian master and hydroengineer from Naples, Onofrio della Cava in 1438, the Small Onofrio Fountain bears witness to the far sighted politics of the Ragusan commune. Put up on the eastern part of Placa (Stradun), in celebration of the completion of construction of public water supply via an aqueduct to provide clean, cold water from the Dubrovnik River (Rijeka Dubrovacka) almost 7 miles away, and to serve at the same time as a point where medieval visitors could wash away the possibility of carrying plaque into the city before they entered (its prophylactic efficacy questionable though), this construction was a masterpiece of that time. The stone-mason works were completed by the sculptor Pietro di Martino of Milan. The relieves, nude baby-boys and the water openings in a form of masked faces, or Maskerons, reveal the influence of Renaissance, although with reminiscences of Gothic style… a true gem and the masterpiece of sculptural achievement in Dubrovnik, today provides relief to the thirsty and remains a popular meeting spot for Dubrovnik's young people and one ot its greatest landmarks...
Drops of Life
Designed by the famous Italian master and hydroengineer from Naples, Onofrio della Cava in 1438, the Small Onofrio Fountain bears witness to the far sighted politics of the Ragusan commune. Put up on the eastern part of Placa (Stradun), in celebration of the completion of construction of public water supply via an aqueduct to provide clean, cold water from the Dubrovnik River (Rijeka Dubrovacka) almost 7 miles away, and to serve at the same time as a point where medieval visitors could wash away the possibility of carrying plaque into the city before they entered (its prophylactic efficacy questionable though), this construction was a masterpiece of that time. The stone-mason works were completed by the sculptor Pietro di Martino of Milan. The relieves, nude baby-boys and the water openings in a form of masked faces, or Maskerons, reveal the influence of Renaissance, although with reminiscences of Gothic style… a true gem and the masterpiece of sculptural achievement in Dubrovnik, today provides relief to the thirsty and remains a popular meeting spot for Dubrovnik's young people and one ot its greatest landmarks...