statue of nymph on Fontana Pretoria, Palermo
The Fontana Pretoria is an ornamental fountain in Palermo, Sicily. It was created in the High Renaissance style in 1555 by Francesco Camilliani and was originally commissioned for the garden of the villa of Luigi Alvarez de Toledo, son of the viceroy Don Pedro Álvarez de Toledo and brother-in-law of Cosimo I de' Medici, near Florence. It was moved to its current position in the Piazza Pretoria in 1584.
The sculpture of the fountain depicts fables, monsters, and nymphs and was once known by locals as the Fontana della Vergogna, the "fountain of shame”, because of the nude statues that stand around the base of each tier.
statue of nymph on Fontana Pretoria, Palermo
The Fontana Pretoria is an ornamental fountain in Palermo, Sicily. It was created in the High Renaissance style in 1555 by Francesco Camilliani and was originally commissioned for the garden of the villa of Luigi Alvarez de Toledo, son of the viceroy Don Pedro Álvarez de Toledo and brother-in-law of Cosimo I de' Medici, near Florence. It was moved to its current position in the Piazza Pretoria in 1584.
The sculpture of the fountain depicts fables, monsters, and nymphs and was once known by locals as the Fontana della Vergogna, the "fountain of shame”, because of the nude statues that stand around the base of each tier.