Fountain of Fame (Madrid)

The Fountain of Fame (Spanish: Fuente de la Fama) is a Baroque fountain located in Madrid, Spain.

Fountain of Fame
Spanish: Fuente de la Fama
ArtistPedro de Ribera
Completion date1732
MediumLimestone and granite
MovementBaroque
LocationJardines del Arquitecto Ribera, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates40°25′34″N 3°42′02″W / 40.426108°N 3.70057°W / 40.426108; -3.70057

History and description

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A 1864 photograph of the fountain by Alfonso Begué [es], then located at the Plaza de Antón Martín.

Commissioned during the reign of Philip V to Pedro de Ribera to be built at the Plaza de Antón Martín [es], the precise date for the beginning of the works is uncertain, although the process was already started by 1731.[1] It was completed in 1732.[2]

The ensemble presents a pylon shaped like a four-leaf clover. It features four dolphins as water fountains.[3] The structure also incorporates other ornamental details such as angels holding seashells and niches with flowerpots.[3] It is topped by the winged figure of Pheme, playing the trumpet.[3]

It was torn down by 1880, and some of its parts were stored.[4] In 1911, it was reconstructed by Ángel García in the Parque del Oeste, where it endured damage during the 1936–1939 Civil War.[5] The fountain ended up in 1941 in a somewhat dull open space near the Museum of Municipal History,[6][7] close to another Ribera's work, the Baroque frontispiece of the museum.[4] As the fountain suffered several vandalic attacks, the surrounding space was enclosed by a fence in 1999.[7]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ Delgado Martín 1943, p. 228.
  2. ^ Delgado Martín 1943, p. 230.
  3. ^ a b c Montoliú 2002, p. 93.
  4. ^ a b Delgado Martín 1943, p. 231.
  5. ^ Delgado Martín 1943, pp. 231–232.
  6. ^ Chueca Goitia 1999, p. 296.
  7. ^ a b "En julio se presenta el proyecto definitivo para los jardines de Barceló". ABC. 14 April 2014.
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