World Heritage: Park of Versailles I
The Latona Fountain in the Gardens of Versailles lies in the Latona Basin between the Palace of Versailles and the Grand Canal. On the top tier, there is a statue of the goddess Latona, mother of the sun and moon gods. The fountain operates three times a week during the high season.
In 1667 the sculptor brothers Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy were employed to embellish the basin with statuary. Balthazard created six lead half-human, half-frog sculptures placed around the perimeter of the basin, and between 1668 and 1670 Gaspard created the main statuary group of Latona with Diana and Apollo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latona_Fountain
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens_of_Versailles
Unesco World Heritage site ”Palace and Park of Versailles”, dossier 83bis.
World Heritage: Park of Versailles I
The Latona Fountain in the Gardens of Versailles lies in the Latona Basin between the Palace of Versailles and the Grand Canal. On the top tier, there is a statue of the goddess Latona, mother of the sun and moon gods. The fountain operates three times a week during the high season.
In 1667 the sculptor brothers Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy were employed to embellish the basin with statuary. Balthazard created six lead half-human, half-frog sculptures placed around the perimeter of the basin, and between 1668 and 1670 Gaspard created the main statuary group of Latona with Diana and Apollo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latona_Fountain
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens_of_Versailles
Unesco World Heritage site ”Palace and Park of Versailles”, dossier 83bis.