Inventors of the First Water Fountains

Multi-talented individuals, fountain artists from the 16th to the late 18th century often functioned as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars all in one person. Leonardo da Vinci as a imaginative genius, inventor and scientific virtuoso exemplified this Renaissance master. He methodically noted his ideas in his currently

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The Advantages of Photovoltaic Garden Fountains

There are many different power options you can use for your garden wall fountain. While electrical power has been used up to now to power them, there has been renewed interest in environmentally-friendly solar powered models. Solar energy is a great way to power your water fountain, just be aware that initial expenses will most likely be higher. Th

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Archaic Greek Art: Outdoor Statuary

Archaic Greeks were known for developing the first freestanding statuary; up until then, most carvings were constructed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Younger, ideal male or female (kore) Greeks were the subject matter of most of the statues, or kouros figures. The kouroi, viewed as by the Greeks to represent beauty, had one foot stretched ou

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