Fountain of the abbot Ferrari Bonini, 1885
Parco del Popolo
Reggio Emilia, May 2024
“The fountain dedicated to abbot Ferrari Bonini was inaugurated on 22 November 1885, coinciding with the conclusion of the construction works on the city aqueduct. Both the fountain and the aqueduct were commissioned by Ulderico Levi, an illustrious Reggio Emilia politician who was the protagonist of numerous initiatives in favor of his city in the second half of the 19th century. The sculptural parts of the fountain are the work of the Reggio Emilia sculptor Ilario Bedotti and his student Guglielmo Fornaciari; the project instead belongs to the engineer Domenico Lanza. The work consists of a circular basin with a diameter of 10 meters, with a central rocky island from which a pedestal takes shape with vegetal motifs in relief, including algae and marsh reeds. The pedestal supports a second basin of smaller diameter, in the shape of a shell surmounted, in the terminal part of the structure, by a sculpture of Triton, a deity of ancient Greek mythology, son of Poseidon, god of the sea. Around the pedestal there are three putti, the work of Ilario Bedotti, interspersed with as many stone medallions. The cherubs originally bore the symbols of Fame, History and Recognition.” (Fountain of the abbot Ferrari Bonini, Reggio Emilia Welcome)
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