Creator
Georg Andreas Böckler (1644-1698)
Title
Drawing of the Fountain of The Four Rivers in the Piazza Navona, Rome from Architectura Curiosa Nova
Coverage
Nuremberg, DE
Publisher
Paulus Furst
Date
1664
Subject
plate 107
Description
Böckler was a German architect, author, engineer, and author of Architectura Curiosa Nova, which presented his theory of hydrodynamics for fountains and other designs. Commissioned by Pope Innocent X, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) designed The Fountain of the Four Rivers, providing a base for an obelisk that was quarried in Egypt, relocated to Rome, and inscribed during the reign of Domitian (81-96 AD). The Pope commissioned Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) to attempt to decipher the hieroglyphs inscribed on the obelisk.
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