# Model for the Fountain of the Four Rivers [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Terracotta ## Commentary Model for the Fountain of the Four Rivers c. 1650 Terracotta Galleria Franchetti, Ca' d'Oro, Venice Vibrant with energy, the model for the Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona in Rome, depicts the River Nile. Here the veiled head alludes to the mystery of its source, but when the fountain was unveiled in Rome, it was humorously suggested that the figure was blindfolded to prevent it from seeing the nearby façade of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Francesco Borromini, Bernini's great rival. ## Related artworks - [A portrait of a Man]() - [A seated male nude]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius \(detail\)]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]() - [Altar Cross]() - [Angel]() - [Angel with the Column]() - [Angel with the Crown of Thorns]() - [Angel with the Superscription]() - [Angels on Ponte Sant'Angelo]() - [Apollo and Daphne \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()