Bronze figures representing rivers by Bernini’s pupils bring strong bidding in Lower Saxony

One of the central attractions in Rome is the Piazza Navona and the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers). It was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1650 at the behest of Pope Innocent X.

The centre of the fountain is composed of four monumental marble male personifications of the grea…

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