Eloquence is the theme
"The Fontaine Saint-Sulpice (also known as the Fontaine de la place Saint-Sulpice or as the Fontaine des Orateurs-Sacré) is a monumental fountain located in Place Saint-Sulpice in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.
It was constructed in 1848 by the architect Louis Visconti (who also designed the tomb of Napoleon). The theme of the fountain is religious eloquence, since the fountain was placed in front of a church and near an important seminary.
The fountain was criticized when it opened; first, because it hid the entrance of the church; second, because of the incoherence of the iconography and details; one critic noted that the vases pouring water were "veritable cooking pots."
Paris. 2016
Eloquence is the theme
"The Fontaine Saint-Sulpice (also known as the Fontaine de la place Saint-Sulpice or as the Fontaine des Orateurs-Sacré) is a monumental fountain located in Place Saint-Sulpice in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.
It was constructed in 1848 by the architect Louis Visconti (who also designed the tomb of Napoleon). The theme of the fountain is religious eloquence, since the fountain was placed in front of a church and near an important seminary.
The fountain was criticized when it opened; first, because it hid the entrance of the church; second, because of the incoherence of the iconography and details; one critic noted that the vases pouring water were "veritable cooking pots."
Paris. 2016