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The Fonte Gaia is a monumental fountain located in the Piazza del Campo in the center of Siena, Italy.

The first fountain in the Piazza del Campo was completed in 1342, after hydraulic construction had led water to the site. Underground pipes brought water to the site from 25 kilometers away.[1] Legend holds that the fountain was met with much joy, thus it was given the name Gaia or joyous. Others suggest the term Gaia refers to the Latin term for "bride", and that the fountain was dedicated to the bride of God and patron of Siena, the Virgin Mary.[2] The fountains, plates, and statues conflate Roman matrons' cardinal virtues, with a central relief of the Madonna and Child, curiously framed by stories of Genesis.

In 1419, the fountain had the present decorative frame constructed by Jacopo della Quercia. In 1858, the original marble panels were replaced by copies sculpted by Tito Sarrocchi, under the supervision of architect Giuseppe Partini. The side reliefs depict episodes from Genesis: The Creation of Adam and The Flight from the Garden of Eden. The wolves spouting water, representing the mother-wolf of Remus and Romulus, form part of the reconstructed fountain. Two nude female figures once adorned the front two columns, traditionally believed to represent Rea Silvia and Acca Larentia, in celebration of Siena’s supposed links to ancient Rome. These were not added in the reconstruction but can be viewed along with the original panels at a museum at Santa Maria della Scala, the old hospital overlooking the Piazza del Duomo. The long section of the fountain is adorned at the centre with a Madonna and Child, surrounded by allegories of the Virtues.[3]

Sources

• Description on Siena on line website.
• La Fonte Gaia di Jacopo della Quercia: Storia e restauro di un capolavoro dell'arte senese, Sara Dei, Enrico Toti (Editors)

Madonna and Child with flanking Angels from Fonte Gaia
By Sarrocchi (in situ)	By Della Quercia	By Della Quercia	By Della Quercia

Left Panels: Creation of Adam, Wisdom, Hope (and Faith)
By Sarrocchi (in situ)	By Della Quercia	By Della Quercia	(Faith) By Della Quercia

External links

• Media related to Fonte Gaia (Siena) at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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- [en] Fonte Gaia

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[es] Fuente Gaia

La fuente Gaia (en español, 'fuente de la alegría') es una fuente monumental urbana italiana que se encuentra en la ciudad italiana de Siena, en la Piazza del Campo, en el extremo opuesto del palacio del Ayuntamiento. En este lugar había con anterioridad una fuente que había sido hecha en el Trecento. Su autor fue Jacopo della Quercia, escultor italiano renacentista del Quattrocento que la construyó entre 1409 y 1419. La fuente obtiene el agua de la parte norte de la ciudad.

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[it] Fonte Gaia

La Fonte Gaia è una fontana monumentale di Siena, situata in piazza del Campo.

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[ru] Фонтан Радости

Фонтан Радости (итал. Fonte Gaia) — фонтан в Сиене. Этот фонтан расположен на главной площади Сиены Пьяцца дель Кампо, напротив палаццо Пубблико.

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