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Water Works: Bernini on Piazza Navona

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In conjunction with the exhibition Bernini: Sculpting in Clay (on view October 3, 2012–January 6, 2013), Tod Marder, Professor II, Department of Art History, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, outlines the methods Bernini used to design and construct the fountains in Piazza Navona in Rome. Marder also discusses how Bernini's use of models helped him gain valuable commissions and ensure that his fountains would be accurately constructed.

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Plate

Factory of Jean-Baptiste Guillibaud (working 1720–39)

Date:: ca. 1735–40
Culture:: French (Rouen)
Medium:: Faience (tin-enameled earthenware)
Dimensions:: H. 1-1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Diam. 9-1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Gaston Bensimon, 1948
Accession Number:: 48.24.2

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