BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
(b. 1598, Napoli, d. 1680, Roma)

Fountain of the Moor

1653-54
Marble
Piazza Navona, Rome

This fountain is one of the three fountains standing on the southern side of Piazza Navona. The central one is the famous Fountain of the Four Rivers by Bernini. The third fountain, the Fountain of Neptune, was designed by Giacomo della Porta and was completed only in 1878.