Fontana dei Dioscuri
Fontana dei Dioscuri
"The Fontana dei Dioscuri" is the fountain set opposite the Palazzo del Quirinale, the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic in the Piazza del Quirinale.
It is named for the two 18-foot-tall statues of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, which stand beside the fountain and the obelisk. Those statues originally came from the Baths of Constantine which were located in this same neighborhood, and were there was Roman copies of Greek originals from the fifth century BC.
Artist
Artist
Raffaele Stern (1774–1820) was an Italian architect. He was educated in Winckelmann's classical and neoclassical principles
Year of creation
Year of creation
1818, XIX century
Location
Location
Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, Italy
Product information
Product information
Ready-to-hang Framed Poster with museum-quality paper.
- 250 gsm / 110 lb matte (uncoated) archival paper
- Thickness: 20-25 mm /0.79"–0.98" and for the USA market thickness is 1.9 cm/0.75"
- Paper color: off-white
- Shatterproof, transparent plexiglass.
- Includes a hanging kit, to hang in both portrait and landscape orientations.
- For indoor use
- Ready-to-hang, poster is placed within the frame. You can hang it directly on the wall.