Rome: Piazza Mattei, Fountain of the Tortoises, detail

Rome, Fountain of the Turtles, Piazza Mattei, Rome ghetto; Fontana delle Tartarughe, the Tortoise Fountain. The fountain itself was designed by Giocomo della Porta at the end of the 16th century, but it was Bernini who added the tortoises in 1658. Detail showing arms and hands of figures lifting turtles into the top basin of the fountain.

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Image Size: 4000x3000 / 8.2MB; Italia Italy Roma Rome Piazza Mattei ghetto Fontana delle Tartarughe tortoises turtles fountain fontana water humor Baroque piazza
Contained in galleries: Rome Historical Centre

Rome, Fountain of the Turtles, Piazza Mattei, Rome ghetto; Fontana delle Tartarughe, the Tortoise Fountain. The fountain itself was designed by Giocomo della Porta at the end of the 16th century, but it was Bernini who added the tortoises in 1658. Detail showing arms and hands of figures lifting turtles into the top basin of the fountain.