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Funchal
(Fr. da Sé)
Madeira (ilha)
Reg. Aut. da Madeira
Avenida do Infante
(Parque da Quinta Vigia)
Fontes com putti e anjos
Fountains with putti and angels
date?
Description
At the end of the park of Quinta Vigia are three basins with four sculpted fountains, resp.
northeast: standing putto with a large fish
northwest: 2 fountains,
angel standing on one leg, with large fish
sitting angel with conch and frog, in a basin with swans at the foot.
south: putto sitting on a sea horse, in a basin carried by three mermaids, standing in a second basin carried by four putti.
The putto on the sea horse is probably made of marble, the others of metal (bronze? zinc?)
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2b
2b
2a
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Town:
Funchal
Subdivision:
Madeira (ilha)
Region:
Reg. Aut. da Madeira
Country:
Portugal
Angel
Boy with fish
Fountain
Putto
Sea-horse
Location (N 32°38'39" - W 16°54'54")
Item Code:
ptma053
; Photograph: 7 January 2014
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