Statue of the Ganges River in the Grand Fountain of the Piazza Navona [plate IC]

1704-1742

Francesco Faraone Aquila

Engraver, Italian, c. 1676 - c. 1740

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Artist, Roman, 1598 - 1680

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36 × 25.4 cm (14 3/16 × 10 in.)
    book: 49 × 38.2 × 3.5 cm (19 5/16 × 15 1/16 × 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.142.2.2.39

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Associated Artworks

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Nicolas Dorigny

1704

Statue of Imperor Pescenius [sic] Nero [plate CX]

Francesco Faraone Aquila

1704

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in plate lower right: Fran. Aquila delin. et Sculp.; in plate across bottom: STATVA DEL GANGE NELLA GRAN FONTANA DI PIAZZA NAVONA. … DISEGNO DEL Cau. Gio. Lorenzo Bernino.

Wikidata ID

Q77259013

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