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Hurray! - Our first submission! This one comes to us from Linda Carlson of Worcester, Mass., USA. Linda and I have had some exchange on the exact identification and location of this work. Linda took a Mediterranean Cruise in the Spring of 1999 and snapped this picture while heading toward the center of Rome. Pending a more definitive indentification, this picture has been titled, the "Old Man".



Here's another from Linda Carlson of Worcester, Mass.,USA. This is her snapshot of the Piazza Bocca della Verita' as seen from across the street at Santa Maria in Cosmedin. (Church of St. Mary in Cosmedin - It is in the atrium of this church building where the famous Bocca delle Verita marble mask sculpture is situated.) This picture includes, left to right, fontana at Piazza Bocca della Verita', the Temple of Hercules Victor (background) and the Temple of Portunus Virilus.



Here's another from Linda Carlson of Worcester, Mass.,USA. This is her snapshot of La Chiesa di San Carlo delle Quattro Fontane. (Church of St. Carlo of the Four Fountains - It is situated at an intersection incorporating four of Romes famous old fountains - one on each corner.)



These next three gorgeous photos, which were taken in October of 1999 for me by special request are credited to Sergio Caggia of Rome, Italy! Yup, he's a local boy (local to Rome) with a real flair for photographically catching the spirit of Modern Day Rome. These are his snapshots of one of Rome's most captivating works, the Fontana dei Cavalli Marini (The Fountain of the Seahorses) created by Christopher Unterberger. You might catch a glimpse of this beauty if you happen to be strolling through the middle-west area of the Parco Villa Borghese in Rome. Thanks, Sergio, for some great shots! You can check out Sergio's Rome web site: "NERONE - The Insider's Guide to Rome" at http://www.nerone.cc



This closer view is the second photo in Segio Caggia's series of the Fontana dei Cavalli Marini. It's not easy to tell in photographs (easy in real life) to see that each of the "seahorses" has "flipper-hooves" and a big "fish-tail".



This is a detail shot and Sergio Caggia's third in the Fontana dei Cavalli Marini series, a beautiful photo. But I insist that the details can be best appreciated in real life. Go see for yourself! Thanks again, Sergio!



Our thanks to K. Lewis Strater of New York City, N.Y., for this submission of a photo which he took on his 10 day trip to Rome in June, 1982. He has asked us to identify it for him and we have... This statue, one of Romes "talking statues", is situated in the courtyard of the Capitoline Museum. It is a 2nd century sculpture and fountain of the mythological river god, Oceanus, but is more commonly known as Marforio. In 1587 this statue, which, although you cannot tell from the picture, is at least 30 feet in length, was carefully transplanted to it's current location at the Museum from it's original location in the Roman Forum. It's name is likely an adaptation of the name of the pagan god Mars in conjunction with the term "forum", referring to it's place of origin.

This particular sculpture is also a part of a more modern yet long-running story. The term "pasquinade", used as both a noun and a verb, refers to the poetic or sing-song mocking or satirization of a person or group, usually done in some fashion publicly and, more specifically, usually represented or posted in writing. This term, which originated in Rome, likely refers directly to a 15th century Roman shop owner named Pasquino. Near the shop entrance stood a delapidated statue upon which satirical poems and stories would be posted, most likely by Pasquino himself. And, as these posted "pasquidades" often referred to other individuals, a mechanism of retaliation was implemented, likely by subjects of the original pasquinades, whereby corresponding 'counter-pasquinades' were posted to another of the town's noted and somewhat eroded statues in response. Which other statue? Why, the Marforio, of course! Hence, the posting of pasquinades has continued as a matter of tradition for centuries. Thanks, again, to K. Lewis Strater for this wonderful addition!

Marforio






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