The scaffolding comes down from the Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome. ROME, Dec. 10, 2008— -- The scaffolding came down just in time for the holidays, and now Gian Lorenzo Bernini's 17th ...

Employees at the Dutch company Royal Woudenberg have offered their services in repairing a 400-year-old Pietro Bernini fountain damaged by a group of drunken soccer fans last week, Reuters reports.

A model for a lion on the Fountain of Four Rivers. Bernini’s sculptures often featured tension and drama, as opposed to the elegant lines of his predecessor, Michelangelo. A model for a bust of ...

Measuring nearly 1.7 metres high ... well as a sculptor, Bernini also worked on Italian churches, most notably St Peter's Basilica, and designed a number of the popular fountains in Rome ...

What is the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi? The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (the Fountain of Four Rivers) is one of Bernini's greatest Baroque masterpieces. The massive fountain crowned by an obelisk is ...

(ANSA) Rome, September 22 - Bernini's famed Barcaccia (Sunken Boat) fountain nestling at the foot of the Spanish Steps was unveiled Monday after a one-year restoration costing 200,000 euros.

were carved by Bernini in marble between 1648 and 1651 and set on a bed of travertine, a local stone. An obelisk rises from the top of the fountain. "There is a problem with the stone being ...

Italian climate activists poured black liquid into the waters of Bernini's landmark Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) in Rome on Saturday. Four activists from the group ...