It "demands" to be seen from all angles, of course! And it is a tour of the whole world through a particular lens. The figures look like they might fall from their rock ledges. It's a wonderful piece. Excellent commentary.
I'm an aspiring art historian, and I love the way you presented this piece! I currently live in America but want to badly to live in Italy among all of the art I've studied. I'm also writing an analysis on this piece and this video has helped me greatly :)
Thank you for such a lovely comment :) I’m super happy you found my video helpful. Stay tuned for more videos, there is lots more to come! And let me know if you have any requests 😊
Just came back from Italy. I wish I had listened to your video before seeing this fountain. Your explanation is incredibly informative! Keep up the great work!
U did a great job of describing it. Nothing else I watched made me want to see it in person but ur description and background information made it more interesting to a non-art person like myself a great job.
Thank you Nikki! :) I'm glad you enjoyed learning about it, it really is worth visiting in person. Let me know if there is any work of art in particular you've always wanted to learn about :)
Véletlen találtam rá a videódra és fantasztikus bemutatásra leltem . Már többször voltam a Navona téren, és sok útikönyvet is olvastam, de ilyen részletességgel még soha. Májusban ismét készülök Rómába és a te videód alapján már sokkal részletesebben tudom megfigyelni a négy folyó kutját. köszönöm Magyarországról Katalin
Excellent, as always, Tatyana!!! Thank you! The Four Rivers is one of my favourites, too. I love Bernini. When I was young (I'm 75), one was thought to have no artistic taste if you liked Bernini's sculptures (the same with Sargent's paintings, and with Caravaggio's). Unfortunately for me, I loved all three artists. As you know, all art comes in and out of fashion-before too long, Pablo Bigarsehole's work will go out of fashion, and the world will want Lessdigliani. I quit art school in Canada (it was all finger-painting and its equivalent, with disdain for representational painting) and came to Italy in the late 1960s to apprentice to Pietro Annigoni. Rome is my favourite city in Italy (Copernicus was wrong: the universe revolves around Rome!!), but I have lived and worked in Florence for the past 32 years (I'm the Director of Studies at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence-named after me, flatteringly, but not owned by me). For 25 years before returning to Florence, I was a successful portrait painter in the U.S. Please keep making your wonderful videos. They are a joy to watch.
hola.....sus videos son muy interesantes....¿que tal una version en castellano de cada uno??....me pregunto porque el rostro del Rio de la Plata es tan diferente al de los otros Rios'.....los otros tienen las tipicas facciones de los dioses mitològicos....saludos.
Very well narrated. I am pleasantly surprised to know that our Holy Ganges is one of the rivers depicted in the fountain but at the same time your comment that *"spiritual ignorance"* of the continent, seems out of place as records show that India has a civilization of spiritual and religious culture older than 12000 years... May be ignorance on the part of writers of history told in certain places
Ganges representing spiritual ignorance of Asia???? Spiritually ignorant? The birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism...the Vedas and Upanishads and puranas...all signifying spiritual ignorance? And what? The immaculate conception and spontaneous creation represented spiritual awakening?? Really?? I feel like shooting myself in the head with a bullet of irony !!! 😂😂😂😂
This is a lie. Why would he call it the 4 rivers when the rivers you mention have nothing to do with each other and are spread on 4 continents? This is a statue of the 4 rivers of Eden, found at the North Pole before the Deluge.
Just come across your channel great work
My wife and I are currently sitting in front of the fountain and listening to your informative explanation. Thanks for the video.
That’s wonderful to hear! Thanks for watching :) I hope it helped to bring the fountain to life
Wow, My best friend, Thank you for your hard work in making the video. I enjoyed the good video. Have a happy day.
Very interesting and comprehensive description, and your enthusiasm in very catching and inspiring! You did so well, I very much enjoyed it!
It "demands" to be seen from all angles, of course! And it is a tour of the whole world through a particular lens. The figures look like they might fall from their rock ledges. It's a wonderful piece. Excellent commentary.
I'm an aspiring art historian, and I love the way you presented this piece! I currently live in America but want to badly to live in Italy among all of the art I've studied. I'm also writing an analysis on this piece and this video has helped me greatly :)
Thank you for such a lovely comment :) I’m super happy you found my video helpful. Stay tuned for more videos, there is lots more to come! And let me know if you have any requests 😊
Just came back from Italy. I wish I had listened to your video before seeing this fountain. Your explanation is incredibly informative! Keep up the great work!
U did a great job of describing it. Nothing else I watched made me want to see it in person but ur description and background information made it more interesting to a non-art person like myself a great job.
Thank you Nikki! :) I'm glad you enjoyed learning about it, it really is worth visiting in person. Let me know if there is any work of art in particular you've always wanted to learn about :)
Véletlen találtam rá a videódra és fantasztikus bemutatásra leltem . Már többször voltam a Navona téren, és sok útikönyvet is olvastam, de ilyen részletességgel még soha. Májusban ismét készülök Rómába és a te videód alapján már sokkal részletesebben tudom megfigyelni a négy folyó kutját. köszönöm Magyarországról Katalin
Your channel will grow. You do an excellent job. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much 😊
You deserve more subscribers. You deserve more views.
Thank you
This cured my depression!
Can you explain how does the water flows through the figures of the fountains.
Excellent, as always, Tatyana!!! Thank you!
The Four Rivers is one of my favourites, too. I love Bernini. When I was young (I'm 75), one was thought to have no artistic taste if you liked Bernini's sculptures (the same with Sargent's paintings, and with Caravaggio's). Unfortunately for me, I loved all three artists. As you know, all art comes in and out of fashion-before too long, Pablo Bigarsehole's work will go out of fashion, and the world will want Lessdigliani.
I quit art school in Canada (it was all finger-painting and its equivalent, with disdain for representational painting) and came to Italy in the late 1960s to apprentice to Pietro Annigoni. Rome is my favourite city in Italy (Copernicus was wrong: the universe revolves around Rome!!), but I have lived and worked in Florence for the past 32 years (I'm the Director of Studies at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence-named after me, flatteringly, but not owned by me). For 25 years before returning to Florence, I was a successful portrait painter in the U.S.
Please keep making your wonderful videos. They are a joy to watch.
Never known Ganges was represented in the fountain. Great presentation.
thank you :)
Oh my gosh, you're as beautiful as a statue!
It's true!!!
Nice video. You need a better mic but the presentation was good- I wish you luck.
hola.....sus videos son muy interesantes....¿que tal una version en castellano de cada uno??....me pregunto porque el rostro del Rio de la Plata es tan diferente al de los otros Rios'.....los otros tienen las tipicas facciones de los dioses mitològicos....saludos.
Gracias! 😊 I will try my best! And that’s a very good point; the Rio de la Plata River God has been depicted as a black man :)
Very well narrated. I am pleasantly surprised to know that our Holy Ganges is one of the rivers depicted in the fountain but at the same time your comment that *"spiritual ignorance"* of the continent, seems out of place as records show that India has a civilization of spiritual and religious culture older than 12000 years... May be ignorance on the part of writers of history told in certain places
Thanks for your comment. In the eyes of 17th century Romans, Asia was considered to be ‘spiritually ignorant’ simply because they were not Catholic.
Tatyana is explaining the 17th-century Italian viewpoint. Pay attention, for God's sake!
Ganges representing spiritual ignorance of Asia???? Spiritually ignorant? The birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism...the Vedas and Upanishads and puranas...all signifying spiritual ignorance?
And what? The immaculate conception and spontaneous creation represented spiritual awakening?? Really?? I feel like shooting myself in the head with a bullet of irony !!! 😂😂😂😂
Since when is Sophia Loren making vlogs?
This is a lie. Why would he call it the 4 rivers when the rivers you mention have nothing to do with each other and are spread on 4 continents? This is a statue of the 4 rivers of Eden, found at the North Pole before the Deluge.
The point is that they're the biggest rivers on each of the continents that they knew about at the time lol