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Modena
Modena (prov.)
Emilia-Romagna

Largo San Giacomo

Fontana della ninfa

Nymph Fountain

Giuseppe Graziosi
1925

Description

Fountain with a statue of a nymph, pouring water from a jar. The statue is a replica of the sculpture La Sorgente and was presented at the 15th Venice International Art Exhibition of 1926.

Inscription(s)

comune di modena
NINFA
O SORGENTE
di
GIUSEPPE
GRAZIOSI
1879 · 1942
basamenta della
fontana offerta
alle città
dalla coop di
costruzioni
1990

restaurata
nell'anno 2000
con il contributo
dell' associazione
amici dell' arte
franco allegretti
e delle cooperativa
di costruzioni
di modena

Sculptor

Giuseppe Graziosi (Savignano sul Panaro 1879 - Firenze/Florence 1942), Italian sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

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Locatie (N 44°38'40" - E 10°55'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: iter168; Photograph: 14 May 2017
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