Chiocciola (Snail) fountain by Fulvio Corsini, 1947
Via San Marco
Siena, October 2021
“The foundry used by Tartuca to cast their fountain was located within the contrada of Chiocciola, the snail. Learning of their traditional rival’s plan, the Chiocciolini usurped the honor of inaugurating the first contrada fountain by installing a bronze of their own in 1947. The sculpture, made in 1937 by Fulvio Corsini, is similar – a child riding a rollicking snail. Chiocciola’s patron, the Apostles Peter and Paul, are commemorated on June 29. The contrada is located at the southeast corner of Siena, in Terzo di Città, and their fountain graces a small piazza on Via San Marco.” (Siena's Contrada Fountains, La Bella Vita in Italia)
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