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Lake Piazza Navona in Rome, nineteenth century

Oil paint on table
35x80 cm, in frame 91x48 cm
From 1652 Pope Innocent X inaugurated the tradition, which was carried on until 1865 albeit in a discontinuous way, of closing the fountains of Piazza Navona every Saturday and Sunday in August, so as to let the water overflow into the square and create a sort of lake. All this represented for the Romans a source of fun and a way to refresh themselves in the summer culture.
€ 400,00
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