Fountain_of_Neptune_(Madrid)

<i>Fountain of Neptune</i> (Madrid)

Fountain of Neptune (Madrid)

Fountain in Madrid, Spain

The Fountain of Neptune (Spanish: Fuente de Neptuno) is a neoclassical fountain located in Madrid, Spain. It lies on the centre of the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo [es], a roundabout in the Paseo del Prado. The sculptural group in its centre represents Neptune, a Roman water deity.

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View from the north

History and description

Designed by Ventura Rodríguez,[1] the sculpture—made of white marble from Montesclaros—was commissioned to Juan Pascual de Mena.[2] Sculptural works began in 1781.[3] Following the master's death in April 1784,[4] the fountain was finished in October 1786 by his disciples.[5]

The fountain is formed by a circular pylon with the sculptural group in its centre. The crowned Roman god wields a trident with one hand while he grabs a sea snake with the other hand.[6]

It has a maximum water capacity of 305 m3.[1]

The fountain is the site where the Atlético Madrid's fans celebrate the team's trophies.[7]

References

Citations
  1. [1]
    Fraguas 2014.
  2. [2]
    Pérez de Domingo 2006, pp. 319–320.
  3. [3]
    Pérez de Domingo 2006, p. 320.
  4. [4]
    Pérez de Domingo 2006, p. 321.
  5. [5]
    Pérez de Domingo 2006, p. 322.
  6. [6]
    Pérez de Domingo 2006, p. 323.
  7. [7]
    Ortiz García 2006, p. 196.
Bibliography
  • Fraguas, Rafael (24 May 2014). "Las deidades del balompié". El País.
  • Ortiz García, Carmen (2006). "La Diosa Blanca y el Real Madrid. Celebraciones deportivas y espacio urbano". Disparidades. Revista de Antropología. 61 (2). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 191–208. doi:10.3989/rdtp.2006.v61.i2.21. ISSN 0034-7981.
  • Pérez de Domingo, Lorenzo (2006). "La obra del escultor Juan Pascual de Mena en Madrid" (PDF). Madrid. Revista de Arte, Geografía e Historia (8): 279–326. ISSN 1139-5362.


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