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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
FOUNTAIN OF THE BIG MASK
FONTANA DEL MASCHERONE
Via Giulia 251
1626 maybe
Girolamo Rainaldi
(1570/1655) for the Farnese family
"Basin in porphyry marble" and "Marble Mask", ancient pieces from which, during some festivals, wine would pour, graciously offered to the common people by the Farnese family
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