The relocation of Fountains during the Roman Urban Transformations
The relocation of the fountain of the Amphorae, to return to the place for which it was designed almost
a century earlier, offers an interesting reason for reflection on the migrations of these small artefacts.
In
fact the fountain represents an architectural element, often punctual or in any case of reduced size, which
characterizes the qualities of a given context and profoundly influences its environmental perception.
Furthermore, the sacredness and importance of the water, together with the advantages of provisioning,
have always conditioned the choice of the formal configuration. Individual artists and workers, able of
combining technical ability and aesthetic skill, have frequently experimented with designing objects that
have become iconic in the urban image. The text deals with the events and moves of the fountains in Piazza
San Pietro, Piazza Nicosia, Piazza di Sant’Andrea della Valle and Piazza Mastai as emblematic cases in the
city of Rome.
